US equity markets regressed as several themes that have propelled the market higher over the last couple of years have had to be reassessed. Return on investment from AI capex, a Federal Reserve on hold, tariff uncertainty, and increased geopolitical tensions have...

The holiday-shortened week produced gains across US indices and saw an emerging market ETF break out to all-time highs.  The start of the Chinese Lunar New Year and Ramadan tempered international trading volumes.  The tail end of Q4 earnings continued to show...

US financial markets regressed in choppy trade.  The narrative around the disruptive nature of AI continued to impact markets.  Rotation away from growth and mega-cap issues continued while proceeds flowed to defensive sectors and small caps.  Interest rate-sensitive...

Investors endured a volatile week on Wall Street as 4th quarter earnings continued to roll in.  Concerns about massive capital expenditures resurfaced after Amazon and Google announced $200 billion and $185 billion in capex, respectively.  This comes after last week’s...

Markets ended the week mixed.  With just over a third of the S&P 500 having reported fourth-quarter earnings, this earnings season appears much better than anticipated.  That said, despite better-than-expected results, many companies have sold off after the...

The Christmas-shortened week produced gains across all major US indices, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones hitting record highs.  Mega-cap Tech assumed its leadership role with the semiconductor sector having relative strength.   Nvidia announced a $20 billion deal...

US markets finished the week mixed, with a late-week rally in technology mitigating early-week losses.  Micron Technology’s third-quarter results were excellent and helped propel technology stocks after the announcement.  Western Digital, Seagate, and Sandisk, other...

The Federal Reserve, as expected, cut its monetary policy rate by twenty-five basis points to 3.50%-3.75% and tempered expectations for further cuts in 2026.  The decision was not unanimous, as a divided Fed considered elevated inflation against a weakening labor...

Apprehensive investors pushed markets higher this week, with the small-cap Russell 2000 hitting a new all-time high, while the S&P 500 closed just 50 points below its October all-time high.  Economic data, some of which is quite dated, offered a mixed picture of...