Analysis

COMMENTARY: This week’s S&P 500 rally (+1.9%) was driven by a robust start to the Q3 Earnings Season: so far 29% of S&P 500 companies had reported earnings, with a higher-than-average percentage beating analysts’ expectation. Both the magnitude of earnings surprises and the rate of positive surprises exceeded 10-year averages. The index marked its ninth […]

COMMENTARY: For the week ending October 17, 2025, the S&P 500 rose 1.7%, and all the U.S. equity sectors advanced, led by real estate, consumer discretionary, and technology. S&P 500 Index gained on improved risk sentiment as investors grew more confident after President Trump signaled that U.S.–China trade talks were back on track, easing global

COMMENTARY: Markets stumbled this week as investors digested a mix of hot inflation data and geopolitical developments, but defensive pockets provided shelter. The S&P 500 dropped 2.4% for the week ending October 10, 2025, as rising Treasury yields and renewed concerns over global growth pressured risk assets. Utilities led the market with a 1.5% gain,

COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 advanced 1% for the week ending October 3, 2025, but it was the healthcare sector that stole the show, and clearly ate its protein this week, surging an eye-popping 6.9%. Utilities also brought some spark to portfolios, adding 2.4%. Despite the potential impact of a U.S. government shutdown, investors took the

COMMENTARY: While the market took a cautious step back, energy stocks lit up the scoreboard and utilities kept the lights on, leaving materials and consumer staples stuck in the back of the bus. The S&P 500 declined by 0.3% for the week, as investor sentiment turned cautious ahead of the Fed’s key inflation data release

COMMENTARY: Turns out Wall Street loves a discount—especially when it comes from the Fed. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% for the week as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut since December, trimming the benchmark by 25 bps. Growth-oriented sectors, particularly Technology and Communication Services, led the advance as lower discount rates boosted appetite

COMMENTARY: The week’s strong S&P500 performance (+1.6%) was thus primarily attributed to elevated rate cut expectations, weekly unemployment rose and hiring cooled, signaling that monetary easing was more likely broad sector participation. Continued confidence in the technology and AI-driven corporate investment cycle, ongoing capital expenditures in AI and technology remain a tailwind for equity markets.