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Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +0.4% S&P Mid Cap +1.1% Russell 2000 +1.1% MSCI EAFE +0.5% MSCI EM +2.6% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.66% to 4.70% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Earnings Season – Through Friday, approximately 91% of companies in the S&P 500 had reported Q2 earnings. The year-over-year earnings growth rate stood at 49.6%, which represents the highest earnings growth rate since Q2 2021. However, much of this can be attributed to technology com

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (0.6%) S&P Mid Cap 0.3% Russell 2000 (1.1%) MSCI EAFE 0.4% MSCI EM 0.5% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.54% to 4.68% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News New Global Tariffs – As President Trump’s previous 10% global tariff expired on Friday, the administration announced new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on imports from 60 countries using Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The White House claimed that these new tariffs were the result of

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (1.5%) S&P Mid Cap (0.2%) Russell 2000 (0.5%) MSCI EAFE (0.8%) MSCI EM (4.1%) 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.57% to 4.54% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News U.S. Adds Tariff on Brazilian Imports – After a yearlong investigation into Brazilian trade practices, the U.S. announced they are imposing a 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports. Coffee and beef will be excluded. President Trump had previously imposed a 50% tariff on Braz

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +1.5% S&P Mid Cap +1.4% Russell 2000 +1.8% MSCI EAFE +0.2% MSCI EM +0.2% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.57% to 4.45% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Iran Deal Status – Oil prices surged in early trading on Monday after reports stated that Iran ceased negotiations with the United States. This comes after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes against each other over the weekend. Concerns over mines laid by Iran in the Strait of H

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +0.2% S&P Mid Cap (2.4%) Russell 2000 (2.4%) MSCI EAFE (1.7%) MSCI EM (2.5%) 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.36% to 4.60% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Trump in China – President Trump visited China for two days last week. The first trip by a U.S. president since 2017. President Xi described the relationship between the U.S. and China in a new manner, framing it as “constructive strategic stability.” No major deals were

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (0.1%) S&P Mid Cap +4.4% Russell 2000 +2.2% MSCI EAFE +0.5% MSCI EM (1.4%) 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.24% to 4.21% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Earnings Update – As of Friday, 59% of S&P 500 companies have reported Q4 2025 earnings results. The blended earnings growth rate thus far is 13.0% year-over-year, making this the fifth consecutive quarter with a double-digit earnings growth rate i

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