July 2025 - Unify Financial Advisors

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Weekly Market Update – 7.21.2025

Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update After a slow start, the S&P 500 finished the week up 0.59%, with technology and utility stocks leading the way. Investors balanced tariff talks with strong earnings reports and better-than-expected retail sales. The US consumer showed a resurgence in June, with retail sales rising 0.6% in June and 3.9% year-over-year and consumer sentiment improving. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% in June, its ...
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Weekly Market Update – 7.14.2025

Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update After touching record highs on Thursday, stocks pulled back slightly, with the S&P 500 finishing down 0.31% for the week. The Trump administration delayed new reciprocal tariffs until August 1, leaving the door open for further negotiations.  Earnings season kicked off with Delta Air Lines showing some optimism about the future. “We’re in a very different Place than we were 90 days ago,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said ...
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Weekly Market Update – 7.7.2025

Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update Stocks climbed during the shortened holiday week, with the S&P 500 rising 1.72% to hit a record high. Tech shares led the rally, supported by easing trade restrictions in AI chip manufacturing and upbeat labor data. June’s payroll report showed 147,000 jobs were added, exceeding expectations, while the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%. Wages increased 0.2% for the month and 3.7% year-over-year. Meanwhile, JOLTS reported that ...
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Weekly Market Update – 6.30.2025

Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update Wall Street rallied last week, with the S&P 500 climbing 3.44% and reaching a record closing high on Friday. Crude oil prices fell over 13% for the week, their biggest drop since March 2023, and gold declined for a second straight week as investors moved away from safe havens. The probability of the Federal Reserve cutting rates by 0.25% in September has increased, partly due to lower economic growth expectations and ...
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