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March 2023
Bad News Gives Markets a One-Two Punch
The Weekly Update Week of March 13th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks tumbled last week as investors reconsidered their interest rate expectations after Fed ...
Fed’s Reassurance Boost Stocks
The Weekly Update Week of February 6th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A late-week surge, triggered by reassuring Fed-speak, propelled stocks higher last week. The ...
February 2023
FOMC Says Inflation Is Still Too High
The Weekly Update Week of February 27th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Concerns over a firmer monetary policy were heightened by fresh economic data, touching ...
Mixed Results As Interest Rate Concerns Grow
The Weekly Update Week of February 21st, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Growing concerns about further interest rate hikes, prompted by fresh economic data, reversed ...
Mixed Feelings and Mixed Earnings
The Weekly Update Week of February 13th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks drifted lower as a week of mixed earnings reports and resurgent worries ...
Powell: Inflation Heading In The Right Direction
The Weekly Update Week of February 6th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed last week following better-than-expected corporate reports and increasing optimism over ...
January 2023
Earnings And Data Tell Two Different Stories On Near Future
The Weekly Update Week of January 30th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks added to their early 2023 gains amid a busy stream of mixed ...
Cautious Consumers
The Weekly Update Week of January 23rd, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks showed mixed results last week as recession fears resurfaced in response to ...
Strong Performance
The Weekly Update Week of January 17th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks rallied last week thanks to fresh confirmation of inflation’s cooling trend and ...
New Year’s Rally In Reply To Positive Economic News
The Weekly Update Week of January 9th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A strong Friday rally triggered by fresh signs of moderating inflation pushed stocks ...
Erratic Holiday Trading Leaves Stocks in Doldrums
The Weekly Update Week of January 3rd, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® In a holiday-shortened week, erratic trading left stocks marginally down for the week. ...
December 2022
Fed Talks Keep Stocks Cold
The Weekly Update Week of December 19th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Hawkish comments by the Fed and weak economic data heightened investors’ recession concerns ...
Stocks Slide on Recession Concerns
The Weekly Update Week of December 12th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Recession fears and concerns that the Fed may consider a longer rate-hike cycle ...
Easing On Rate Hikes and Job Numbers Cheer Markets
The Weekly Update Week of December 5th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks ended higher last week as investors navigated the crosscurrents of a potential ...
November 2022
Fed Talks Turkey On Lower Rates, Boosting Markets
The Weekly Update Week of November 28th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Growing optimism that the Fed may be ready to ease future interest rate ...
Markets Down Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday
The Weekly Update Week of November 21st, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The stock market edged lower last week as it digested a crosscurrent of ...
Return Rally
The Weekly Update Week of November 14th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A cooling inflation number ignited a powerful rally on Thursday, sending stocks to ...
Dove to Hawk
The Weekly Update Week of November 7th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Hawkish comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, following the announcement of another 75-basis ...
October 2022
A ‘Spook-Tacular’ Week
The Weekly Update Week of October 31st, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks overcame poor earnings results from some of America’s largest companies to post ...
Friday Gains and a Winning Week
The Weekly Update Week of October 24th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A positive start to a new earnings season and late-week hopes for a ...
Eroding Enthusiasm
The Weekly Update Week of October 17th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed last week amid wide intra- and inter-day price swings, as ...
