Weekly Insight Archives - Page 10 of 32

What a Difference a Day Makes This week we transitioned into the fourth and final quarter of 2024. The markets were presented with both

Recalibration The S&P 500 Index recorded a new high this week adding to the list of 40-plus times this year it has reached this

Federal Reserve Goes Big in Rate Cut Investors anticipated the Fed would cut rates. The question was by how much; 0.25% or 0.50%? The

All Signs Point to a Rate Cut Equity markets gained during the week. The S&P 500 Index rose 0.6%, while the NASDAQ Composite gained

Market Concerns Rise as Semiconductors Suffer Worst Day in More than Four Years Equities finished down on the week by 1.3% as growth and

After a bumpy start to the month that is estimated to have triggered a $6.4 trillion global stock sell-off and pushed the S&P 500 index

Two significant pieces of economic information were released this week. The first was the revision of payroll growth for the 12-month

Equities Post Historic Rally After Flash Crash Equites have gone up in pretty much a straight line since their gap down nine days ago

Volatility Rears Up Over the last week, investors saw a material rise in volatility. According to FactSet, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX),

Equity Markets – Take These Broken Wings Equity markets recovered this week after selling off earlier in the month. The S&P 500 rose

A sell-off of big tech stocks sent the S&P 500 down -2.9% for the week with Wednesday reporting a single day retreat of -2.3%. This was

Small Caps Surge in Wild Week for Equity Markets Small caps began moving higher after a better-than-expected CPI report. Changing