July 18th, 2025
US stock indices finished the week at, or near, all-time highs, boosted by positive 2nd quarter earnings reports and good economic data. Initial jobless (unemployment) claims for the week ending July 12 decreased from the prior week, and June retail…
July 11th, 2025
In the past few weeks, the S&P 500 (blue) surpassed its previous all-time high set in February and is now up approximately 7% year to date. However, US stocks remain far behind international indices (red) so far this year. US…
June 20th, 2025
Major US stock indices are hanging in there in spite of an increasing number of risks for the markets to weigh. In addition to tariffs and an escalating war between Israel and Iran, US retail sales declined 0.9% in May,…
June 13th, 2025
Stock and bond indices crept higher this week on positive developments in trade talks with China and another round of good inflation data, this time for May. Both consumer and producer inflation readings were better than expected last month as…