Chris Broussard

Markets Rebound on Hopes for December Rate Cut

Markets Rebound on Hopes for December Rate Cut

Market Data as of Week Ending: 11/28/2025 unless noted otherwise Equity markets delivered broad gains last week as investors looked ahead to the possibility of another rate cut in December following weaker than expected economic data. Small-cap stocks benefited the...

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Markets Remain Choppy as Government Reopens

Markets Remain Choppy as Government Reopens

Market Data as of Week Ending: 11/14/2025 unless noted otherwise Equity markets delivered a mixed performance this week. Early gains were driven by optimism that the government shutdown might soon end, which provided a boost to sentiment. However, the focus later...

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Growth Concerns Weigh on Broader Market

Growth Concerns Weigh on Broader Market

Market Data as of Week Ending: 11/7/2025 unless noted otherwise Equity markets declined sharply over the week as concerns about elevated valuations and heavy AI-related spending pressured stocks. Broader sentiment wasfurther dampened by the U.S. federal government...

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Stock Prices Advanced on Solid Earnings

Stock Prices Advanced on Solid Earnings

Market Data as of Week Ending: 10/17/2025 unless noted otherwise Stock prices advanced as trade tensions between the U.S. and China cooled and quarterly earnings came in better than expected. Earnings season is still in its early stages, with just 12% of S&P 500...

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Stock Prices Decline as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Reignite

Stock Prices Decline as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Reignite

Market Data as of Week Ending: 10/10/2025 unless noted otherwise Stock prices declined as trade tensions reignited between the U.S. and China. Gains earlier in the week were more than offset by a sharp sell-off on Friday when President Trump threatened a “massive...

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Stocks Gain Despite Government Shutdown

Stocks Gain Despite Government Shutdown

Market Data as of Week Ending: 10/3/2025 unless noted otherwise Stock prices increased and the S&P 500 reached a new all-time high last week, despite the U.S. government shutdown after lawmakers failed to reach a deal tofund nonessential government operations....

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Markets Set New Highs as Fed Lowers Rates

Markets Set New Highs as Fed Lowers Rates

Market Data as of Week Ending: 9/19/2025 unless noted otherwise Major equity indexes continued to reach new highs last week as the Federal Reserve lowered short-term interest rates for the first time in nine months. Smallcaps, which are typically more sensitive to...

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