Weekly Market Commentary 4/7/25

Weekly Market Commentary 4/7/25

THE MARKETS “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…” The advice offered by Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If—” resonated last week. A sharp escalation in trade tensions sparked a stock market downturn despite news that the United States economy...
Weekly Market Commentary 3/31/25

Weekly Market Commentary 3/31/25

THE MARKETS Risk-on. Risk-off. If you read the financial press, you may have seen the terms “risk-on” and “risk-off”. When investing, there is a risk-return spectrum. Stocks typically have higher risk and higher return potential than high-quality bonds. High-quality...
Weekly Market Commentary 3/24/25

Weekly Market Commentary 3/24/25

THE MARKETS The market whisperer… Last week, the Federal Reserve (Fed) left the federal funds rate unchanged, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell soothed markets. He explained that conditions in the labor market were broadly in balance and inflation had eased significantly...