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Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +0.7%    S&P Mid Cap     (1.6%)      Russell 2000      (1.4%)     MSCI EAFE    (0.5%)        MSCI EM +0.9%     10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.01% to 4.10% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Fed Meeting – As widely anticipated, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday.  Ten of the twelve voters voted for the measure with a dissent from newly appointed Governor Stephen Miran and Kans

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +1.9%    S&P Mid Cap     +2.3%       Russell 2000     +2.5%     MSCI EAFE   +1.2%         MSCI EM +2.0%     10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.01% to 4.00% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Core CPI – Sep: 0.2% (Reuters Poll est. 0.3%) Aug: 0.3% The CPI report was released over a week late due to delays resulting from the government shutdown. It was determined that the report should be completed as it is required to calculate cost-of

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +1.7%    S&P Mid Cap     +2.0%       Russell 2000     +2.4%     MSCI EAFE   +0.7%         MSCI EM  (0.3%)    10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.05% to 4.01% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Banks Stocks Fall – The KBW Regional Banking Index fell 2% during the course of the week as surprise bankruptcies from two auto-related companies caused losses in several banks.  Additional concerns at a private equity firm caused losses at two s