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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 ...
Boost Early in Week Keeps Markets Ahead
The Weekly Update Week of October 10th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A powerful two-day stock rebound cemented a positive week for investors as a ...
Concerns
The Weekly Update Week of October 3rd, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Rising recession fears and uncertainty in the bond and currency markets sent stocks ...
September 2022
75 Basis Points
The Weekly Update Week of September 26th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week, Fed Chair Powell said the U.S. would not tame inflation without ...
Rattled
The Weekly Update Week of September 19th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A hotter-than-expected inflation report sent stocks sharply lower last week as investors faced ...
No Walk Back
The Weekly Update Week of September 9th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® In a holiday-shortened week of trading, stocks posted healthy gains despite more tough ...
Reversing Course
The Weekly Update Week of September 5th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The overhang of Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech the previous week carried ...
