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.

COMMENTARY: The S&P500 hit another high on Thursday, as markets overall continued to thrive. The market gained because tech and AI stayed strong and investors expect rate cuts soon, but the weak jobs report shows the economy is cooling, which brought the market off its Thursday peak.  The weekly return settles in at gain of

COMMENTARY: The S&P 500’s modest 0.1% weekly drop conceals a dynamic tug-of-war: steady inflation and growing Fed easing hopes buoyed sentiment, while tech-sector wobbliness and tariff pressures pressured equities lower. Yet, the broader market held strong, powered by defensive sectors and wide investor participation, culminating in a rare fourth straight monthly gain for August. Energy

COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 surged 1.5% on Friday alone, nearly offsetting midweek losses and finishing up 0.27%. Due to Friday’s Jackson Hole speech by Fed chairman Powell, the markets raised the probability of a rate cut to nearly 90–91% for the Fed’s September. That, combined with solid economic activity and broad-based sector gains, translated into