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Weekly Market Update – 10.20.2025

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. Weekly Outlook Third-quarter ...
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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 – 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 – 6.16.2025

Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update Markets erased weekly gains on Friday following tensions in the Middle East resulting from the Israel-Iran conflict. The S&P 500 declined 0.39%, bringing the YTD gain to 1.62%, while aggregate bonds have outperformed, up 2.69% YTD. Crude oil prices surged on fears that Middle East tensions could restrict global supply. However, as a net exporter of oil, the US is less exposed to oil shocks than in the past. Economic data ...
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Weekly Market Update – 6.9.2025

Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update Markets ended the week on a positive note, supported by cautious optimism over U.S.-China trade developments and a stronger-than-expected job report. The S&P 500 rose 1.50%, hitting its highest level since February. April’s trade report, released June 5, showed the deficit narrowed sharply by 55.5%, driven by a 3.0% rise in exports and a 16.3% drop in imports. Despite this monthly improvement, the trade gap is still up 65.7% from a year ...
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Weekly Market Update – 5.19.2025

Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update Weekly Highlights The S&P 500 rose 5.27% last week and is up 1.3% year-to-date. Broad participation across sectors reflects investor confidence around easing China trade tensions and muted inflation reports.  April inflation data offered a mixed view. Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose just 0.2% month-over-month, helped by cooling services inflation. However, import-heavy categories saw increases, hinting at uneven ...
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Weekly Market Update – 5.12.2025

Unify Financial Advisors Weekly Market Update Weekly Highlights Wall Street closed mostly lower last week, with the S&P 500 declining 0.47%. Trade tensions with China weighed on investor sentiment, while a new U.S. and U.K. trade agreement provided some relief. Crude oil prices dropped to their lowest levels since early 2021, helping fight inflationary pressures. The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at 4.25 – 4.5%.   Looking Ahead  ...
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