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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Weekly Market Update – 4.7.2025

Market Update Stocks endured their worst weekly performance since the COVID crisis, with the S&P 500 declining by 9.08% amid escalating trade tensions. Consumer discretionary, industrials, communication services, financials, and energy sectors faced the steepest declines, while utilities remained relatively stable. Despite early-week gains, markets turned negative in response to President Trump’s tariff announcement on Thursday and comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...

Weekly Market Update – 1.27.2025

Last week, the S&P 500 gained 1.74% on optimism around corporate earnings, pro-business policies, and a barrage of executive orders issued during President-elect Donald Trump’s first week in office. This week was ignited by headlines stemming from viral social media posts over the weekend that DeepSeek, a China-based company, created an artificial intelligence open-source model that competes with rivals like ChatGPT for a fraction of the computing costs. White papers ...

Weekly Market Update – 1.6.2025

Last week, we closed out 2024 with a bang and rang in the New Year. The S&P 500 declined -0.45% for the week but rose 23% over the year and hit 57 new all-time highs. The Magnificent 7 and technology indexes have outperformed the S&P 500 for two consecutive years. Prudent rebalancing can reduce concentrated tech stock holdings or overweight tech sector allocations. Unify Financial Advisors rebalances portfolios as part of our investment management ...

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