Weekly Market Commentary

Fed on Deck

The November rally continued into the first week of December. For the week, the S&P 500 was +1.0%, the Dow Jones Industrials -0.5%, and the NASDAQ +3.3%. The Consumer Discretionary, Communication Services, and Technology sectors led the market, while the Energy, Utility, and Materials sectors lagged. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield decreased to 4.149% at Friday’s close versus 4.193% the previous week. The November Employment Situation Report showed 227,000 new jobs created versus expectation

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The Shop is On

The equity markets continued their post-election gains, turning November into the best month of the year. For the week, the S&P 500 was +1.1%, the Dow Jones Industrials +1.4%, and the NASDAQ +0.8%. The Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, and Real Estate sectors led the market, while the Energy, Technology, and Materials sectors lagged. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield decreased to 4.193% at Friday’s close versus 4.418% the previous week. With a Federal Reserve policy

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Not in a Hurry

Stocks gave back some of their post-election gains as concerns over the pace of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve emerged based on comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. For the week, the S&P 500 Index was -2.0%, the Dow Jones -1.2%, and the NASDAQ -3.4%. The Financial, Energy, and Utility sectors led the market, while the Health Care, Materials, and Technology sectors lagged. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield increased to 4.441% at

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Election Bump

Equity markets rose sharply after the results of the U.S. elections. Equity markets had their best week of the year with the S&P 500 +4.7%, the Dow +4.6%, and the NASDAQ +5.4%. All eleven sectors in the S&P 500 Index were positive for the week. The Consumer Discretionary, Energy, and Industrial sectors posted the strongest advances, while the Consumer Staples, Utility, and Material sectors lagged. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield decreased to 4.288% at

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Week of Weeks

Equity markets declined for a second week. For the week, the S&P 500 was -1.4%, the Dow -0.1%, and the NASDAQ -1.6%. Within the S&P 500 Index, the Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary sectors posted the only two weekly advances, while the Technology, Real Estate and Utility sectors saw the greatest declines. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield increased to 4.375% at Friday’s close versus 4.239% the previous week. The most impactful week of the

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Investors Digest

The NASDAQ managed a weekly gain while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices declined last week. For the week, the S&P 500 was -1.0%, the Dow -2.7%, and the NASDAQ +0.1%. Within the S&P 500 Index, the Consumer Discretionary, Technology, and Communication Services sectors led the market. The Materials, Health Care, and Industrial sectors lagged. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield increased to 4.239% at Friday’s close versus 4.078% the previous week. Corporate earnings

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