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Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update
Stock market volatility continued last week, while the S&P 500 gained 1.70%. The volatility stemmed from continued trade tensions with China, the government shutdown, and reported loan losses at regional banks. The 10-year Treasury yields dropped slightly to 4.00% along with Crude oil prices falling 2.16% from the previous week. Gold continued its impressive rise, gaining 5.50% last week and is up 61.04% YTD. Historically, gold ...
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Weekly Market Update – 10.11.2025
Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update
Last week, the S&P 500 experienced increased volatility. Despite reaching record highs earlier in the week, the index faced a significant selloff on Friday following President Trump’s retaliatory tariff threat on Chinese imports. This led to a reversal of earlier gains, ending the week with a -2.43% decline. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 remains up 11.41%. Ten-year Treasury yields fell below 4.10%, while gold prices climbed above ...
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Weekly Market Update – 10.6.2025
Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update
Investor optimism over AI and increased expectations of interest rate cuts helped propel stocks to record highs. The S&P 500 gained 1.09% for the week, and is up 14.18% year-to-date. Ten-year Treasury yields eased slightly during the week, and 30-year fixed mortgage rates remained below 6.5%. The Employment Situation for September was delayed because of the government shutdown.
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Weekly Market Update – 9.22.2025
The stock market continued its impressive performance last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 1.22%. Stock gains were fueled by the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time this year, bringing the range to 4.00%-4.25%. The majority of the FOMC participants forecasted further reducing the Fed Funds rate by 0.50% in 2025.
While lower rates are good for some borrowers and investors, they also reduce short-term savings rates, so it is best to stay ...
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Weekly Market Update – 9.15.2025
Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update
Wall Street experienced positive momentum, driven by expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The S&P 500 gained 1.59% for the week, closing at 6,584.29, and the tech-heavy NASDAQ reached a record high. The 10-year treasury yield declined to 4.06%, driving 30-year mortgage rates lower.
Key economic reports included an increase of 0.4% in August for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and a slight decline of 0.1% in ...
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Weekly Market Update – 9.8.2025
Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update
Last week, the stock market experienced notable swings influenced by economic data, particularly signs of a cooling labor market that raised expectations of a potential interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 gained 0.33% for the week and closed at 6,481.50, just shy of Thursday’s record close. Big tech shares played a significant role in driving market performance. Additionally, the 10-year Treasury ...
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Weekly Market Update – 9.1.2025
Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update
The S&P 500 declined by 0.10% last week, snapping its streak of record highs as technology weakness weighed on the market. Treasury yields fell as investors sought safety.
Housing indicators were mixed. New single-family home sales fell 0.6% in July and were 8.2% below last year’s pace. The median sales price declined to $403,800, down 0.8% from last month.
On the inflation front, personal consumption expenditure ...
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Weekly Market Update – 8.25.2025
Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update
The S&P 500 posted a modest weekly gain of 0.27% due to Friday’s rally following Jerome Powell’s symposium speech. Leading up to his speech, stocks were negative for the week. Treasury yields fell and stocks rallied as the Federal Reserve Chair hinted at a potential interest rate cut in September and commented that current restrictive rates “may warrant an adjustment in our policy stance.” Housing data showed ...
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Weekly Market Update – 8.11.2025
Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update
After bouncing back from the prior week’s sell-off, the S&P 500 gained 2.43% last week, led by technology and consumer stocks. Markets were volatile, reacting to new tariffs and weaker job data, but finished strong on Friday as expectations grew for a possible Fed rate cut in September.
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in June, down 16% from May, as exports and imports declined. Services sector activity accelerated, with ...
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Weekly Market Update – 8.4.2025
Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update
After reaching record highs the prior week, the S&P 500 fell 2.36% last week, its worst showing since May. A weaker-than-expected July jobs report and newly imposed US tariffs drove investor concern about future economic growth. However, the first estimate of Q2 GDP rebounded at a 3.0% annual rate, driven by a drop in imports and modest consumer spending growth. Meanwhile, treasury yields fell sharply as expectations for a September Fed ...
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