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Weekly Market Update – 8.26.2024

Last week, Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech marked a definitive turning point toward less restrictive monetary policy. Fed futures show a cumulative rate cut of 1% by their December meeting. Investors should consider locking in higher yields for the longer term, anticipating lower rates. The S&P 500 gained 1.47% on the week, with a two-week cumulative return of 5.46%. Inflation data from Personal Consumption Expenditures(PCE) and Nvidia ...
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Weekly Market Update – 3.25.2024

Last week, the market appreciated Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s commentary and the FOMC projections on GDP, unemployment, PCE, and interest rates. The S&P 500 gained 2.31% and is up 10.12% year-to-date. Their revised dot plot showed three cuts expected this year and an increase in the fed participants’ agreement regarding these three cuts. However, participants slightly increased their rate projections for 2025 and 2026 compared to their December projections.   Nvidia ...
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