Quick Takes Friday was the worst day, and concluded the worst week, for Wall Street since late May, as investors sold stocks following a combination of trade developments and weak jobs data. The S&P 500 Index was down -2.5% and the small cap Russell 2000 Index...
Quick Takes Strong corporate earnings and favorable trade deals set a positive tone for investors throughout the week and propelled stocks to more record highs. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs again. For the week, the S&P was up +1.5%,...
Quick Takes Solid earnings reports, encouraging economic data, and robust retail sales fueled further all-time highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. For the week, the S&P was up +0.6%, the Nasdaq closed +1.5% higher, and the small-cap Russell 2000 Index...
Quick Takes The White House spent much of last week sending out letters to trading partners with newly set tariff rates that ranged as high as 50%. Unlike the dramatic tariff-induced losses in early April, the markets last week largely shrugged off this round of...
Key Takeaways STOCKS RALLY DESPITE LINGERING CONCERNS The second quarter began with market turmoil due to tariff fears but ended with a historic rally, as the S&P 500 surged nearly +25% from its April low. Despite lingering tariff uncertainty and geopolitical...
Quick Takes It was a short week, with markets closed early on Thursday and all day on Friday in observation of the Independence Day holiday. Even so, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Indexes hit three new all-time highs during the week (Monday, Wednesday, and...
