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Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +1.6%   S&P Mid Cap     +3.3%       Russell 2000     +4.6%     MSCI EAFE    +1.4%       MSCI EM +1.6%     10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.19% to 4.17% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Justice Department Investigates Fed – The Federal Reserve received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department on Friday that could lead to a criminal indictment.  Fed Chair Jerome Powell responded with a video on Sunday calling the investigati

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +3.7%    S&P Mid Cap     +3.9%      Russell 2000      +5.6%     MSCI EAFE    +3.3%       MSCI EM +2.5%     10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.06% to 4.02% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Jobs Report – Sep: 119k (Reuters Poll est. 50k) Aug: -4k After being delayed over 6 weeks due to the government shutdown, the Labor Department reported that payrolls rose by 119,000 jobs in September.  This was partially offset by a reduction in th

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 +1.2%    S&P Mid Cap   +0.1%     Russell 2000   +2.2%      MSCI EAFE (0.2%)     MSCI EM +1.2%   ...

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +2.4%    S&P Mid Cap   +0.6%     Russell 2000   +2.4%      MSCI EAFE +2.9%     MSCI EM +2.3%    10...

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (2.3%)       S&P Mid Cap   (3.5%)     Russell 2000   (4.2%)   MSCI EAFE (3.1%)     MSCI EM (2.5%)  ...

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +3.5% S&P Mid Cap   +2.6% Russell 2000   +3.0% MSCI EAFE +3.1% MSCI EM +3.4% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate...

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (1.5%) S&P Mid Cap   +0.8% Russell 2000  +1.1% MSCI EAFE +4.1% MSCI EM +2.1% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate...

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (1.7%) S&P Mid Cap   (3.0%) Russell 2000   (3.7%) MSCI EAFE (0.2%) MSCI EM +2.0% 10 Yr US Treasury...

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (1.0%) S&P Mid Cap   (1.1%) Russell 2000   (0.9%) MSCI EAFE +0.8% MSCI EM +0.3% 10 Yr US Treasury...

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +0.7% S&P Mid Cap   +0.5% Russell 2000  +0.1% MSCI EAFE +1.8% MSCI EM +1.0% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate –...

S&P 500 up 20%, but inflation risks remain. Focus on high-quality stocks and short-duration bonds to hedge against economic uncertainties.

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2023 saw a remarkable recovery with S&P 500 up 26.3%! Optimistic about 2024, expecting solid gains in equities and bonds.