Market Data as of Week Ending: 3/20/2026 unless noted otherwise Broad-based selling defined the week as equity markets absorbed a hawkish tilt from the Federal Reserve and continued uncertainty around the conflict in the Middle East. Growth trailed value at both the...
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Oil Shock Rattles Markets for Third Straight Week
Market Data as of Week Ending: 3/13/2026 unless noted otherwise Concerns over persistent inflation and wildly fluctuating oil prices drove equity markets lower for the third consecutive week, with crude ultimately finishing near $99 a barrel despite swinging sharply...
Surging Oil Prices and Unexpected Job Losses Weigh on Markets
Market Data as of Week Ending: 3/6/2026 unless noted otherwise Last week’s market downturn intensified as the Middle East conflict escalated, triggering a sharp rise in oil prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This critical waterway handles nearly 20%...
AI Fears and Sticky PPI Fuel Market Slump
Market Data as of Week Ending: 2/27/2026 unless noted otherwise Major U.S. stock indexes declined last week as investors adopted a risk-off tone amid concerns over AI disruption, geopolitics and trade. A research paper from Citrini Research set the mood, painting a...
Stocks Finish Higher Amid Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
Market Data as of Week Ending: 2/20/2026 unless noted otherwise U.S. equities rose over the holiday-shortened week as investors were focused on corporate earnings and a 6-3 Supreme Court decision that has declared the Trump administration’s recent trade tariffs...
Market Jitters Over AI Disruption Concerns
Market Data as of Week Ending: 2/13/2026 unless noted otherwise U.S. equities finished the week lower as concerns about the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence spread beyond the technology sector and into a broad range of industries. Investors grappled with...
AI Disruption and Tech Spending Rattles Investors
Market Summary as of the week ending 2/6/2026 unless noted otherwise. U.S. equities ended a volatile week mixed as renewed concerns around AI weighed on technology stocks, which posted their worst weekly performance since November. Earnings continued to be a dominant...
Markets Rattled as Metals Plunge and Stocks Diverge
U.S. equities were mixed for the week, even as the S&P 500 briefly surpassed 7,000 intraday. Precious metals sold off sharply on Friday, with gold down more than 10% and silver falling over 30%, following President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the...
Policy Jitters Weigh on Stocks Despite Resilient Data
Market Data as of Week Ending: 1/23/2026 unless noted otherwise U.S. equities declined overall during the holiday-shortened week, though markets recovered much of the losses by week’s end. The S&P 500 experienced its largest single-day drop since October after...
Markets Mixed as Earnings Season Kicks Off
Market Data as of Week Ending: 1/16/2026 unless noted otherwise U.S. equities were mixed last week as earnings season kicked off with several big banks reporting fourth-quarter results. Expected earnings growth for Q4 2025 was lowered to 8.2% and if realized, the...