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August 18th, 2024

Markets reversed course last week as investors reassessed the economic narrative of a recession. Better-than-expected inflation data, alongside a robust reading of Retail Sales and a pullback on Initial Jobless Claims, tempered

August 9th, 2024

Wow, what a week for global financial markets. A rollercoaster ride for investors continued throughout the week as multiple narratives ricocheted off prior expectations. Crowded trades coupled with weaker-than-expected economic data in

August 4th, 2024

Last week, markets took a significant step back on weaker-than-expected labor data that challenged the idea of an economic soft landing. Mega Cap technology earnings continued to show massive cap-ex spend on

Jul 26, 2024

Financial markets traded mixed last week. News on Sunday that President Biden had decided not to pursue reelection and endorse his Vice President Harris induced a reassessment of the political landscape. However,

Jul 19, 2024

It was a very busy week on Wall Street as investors seemed inclined to rotate out of Mega-cap tech and into this year’s laggards. A failed assassination attempt on former President Donald

Jul 14, 2024

US financial markets were able to log another set of all-time highs as investors cheered a weaker-than-anticipated Consumer Price Index report that signaled more progress on the inflation front. The US Treasury

Jul 7, 2024

The holiday-shortened week saw the S&P 500 hit its 34th record high this year. The NASDAQ 100 also eclipsed the 20k mark for the first time. Traders welcomed weaker-than-expected economic data that

Jun 30, 2024

Financial markets finished the 2nd quarter with a lack of conviction. Mega-caps led the market over the quarter with a 9.65% gain, while the equally weighted S&P 500 index declined by -2.42%,

Jun 23, 2024

The holiday-shortened week saw the S&P 500 eclipse 5500 and hit its 31st all-time high of the year. Volumes were relatively light until Friday, when $5.5 trillion in derivatives expired and rolled

Jun 17, 2024

US Markets finished the second week of June with mixed results. It was an extremely busy week for investors as key Central Bank policy decisions were announced outside of a full economic

Jun 9, 2024

The S&P 500 inked its twenty-fifth all-time high for the year, with outperformance coming from the mega-cap technology names. The Vanguard Mega-Cap Growth ETF was up 3.3% for the week. NVidia and

Jun 2, 2024

The holiday-shortened week on Wall Street was volatile. The last of first-quarter earnings continued to influence the markets. Earning results from the retailers were mixed as BestBuy, Footlocker, Nordstrom’s, and Costco’s shares