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Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary – Week 22
5/30/2023

Some aspects of that description apply to recent financial market activity. Last week, we saw: Inflation flying above the Federal Reserve (Fed)’s target.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 21
5/23/2023

While major U.S. stock indices are in positive territory year-to-date, market gains have been concentrated in just a few companies’ stocks.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 20
5/16/2023

Consumers aren’t optimistic. The Consumer Sentiment Index fell to a six-month low in May, dropping 9.1 percent month-to-month.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 19
5/9/2023

Last week, the April employment report for the United States arrived. It showed that unemployment dropped to the lowest level in more than 50 years – 3.4 percent.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 18
5/2/2023

Despite more than a year of aggressive Federal Reserve rate increases, the United States economy is still growing, albeit more slowly. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) – the value of all goods and services produced in the U.S. economy – grew by 5.1 percent over the first quarter.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 17
4/25/2023

It’s earnings season – the time when publicly traded companies report on how profitable they were during the first quarter of 2023. So far, reports suggest that companies listed on United States stock exchanges did better than many had anticipated.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 16
4/18/2023

Inflation eased, as expected, although it remained above the Federal Reserve (Fed)’s target rate. The Treasury yield curve remained inverted with three-month Treasury bills yielding more than 10-year Treasury notes, as they have been since November 2022.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 15
4/11/2023

Current economic conditions can be interpreted in different ways, too. Recent economic data and a possible credit crunch, resulting from upheaval in the banking sector, suggest growth is slowing.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 14
4/4/2023

So far this year, the direction of the economy and financial markets has been elusive.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 13
3/28/2023

Investors are willing to take on risk to achieve their long-term financial goals, but not everyone manages it in the same way. Some people are willing to embrace risk, and others prefer a less adventurous option.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 12
3/21/2023

Financial markets were volatile last week as investors parsed the risks around bank closures, central banks offered additional protections for depositors, and regulators took a harder look at bank balance sheets.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 11
3/14/2023

Early last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress the Fed is committed to bringing inflation down to 2 percent. If economic data continues to come in hot, he said, then it’s likely the Fed will raise rates higher than expected and keep them higher for longer.

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Weekly Market Commentary – Week 10
3/7/2023

Stocks and bonds are two of the better-known asset classes in the family of potential investments. Last week, they were in opposition.

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