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Price Return Last Week S&P 500 0.6% S&P Mid Cap 2.8% Russell 2000 3.9% MSCI EAFE 1.0% MSCI EM (2.0%) 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.54% to 4.49% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News US-Iran Deal – Reports indicate that the U.S. and Iran have agreed to an interim peace agreement that is expected to be signed by both nations on Friday. Details on what is included are sparse but expected to be released during the week. President Trump stated that the U.S. would

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 +2.4% S&P Mid Cap +1.7% Russell 2000 +1.7% MSCI EAFE +0.9% MSCI EM +6.9% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.38% to 4.36% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Iran Ceasefire on “Life Support” – Just one day after starting “Project Freedom” where the U.S. military would guide commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump declared that he was pausing the operation citing progress towards an agreement with Iran. That pro

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +0.5% S&P Mid Cap (0.1%) Russell 2000 +0.4% MSCI EAFE (2.9%) MSCI EM +0.8% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.24% to 4.31% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Justice Department Ends Powell Investigation – U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro stated that she was closing her inquiry into Jerome Powell. As a result, Senator Thom Tillis said that he planned to support the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve chair. Jerome

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +4.5% S&P Mid Cap +3.5% Russell 2000 +5.6% MSCI EAFE +2.2% MSCI EM +3.2% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.32% to 4.24% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Strait of Hormuz Updates – Iran’s foreign minister announced that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” after a cease-fire deal was reached between Israel and Lebanon. However, the U.S. continues to impose a naval blockade on all Iranian ports unti

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +3.6% S&P Mid Cap +3.4% Russell 2000 +4.0% MSCI EAFE +4.6% MSCI EM +7.9% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.31% to 4.32% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Iran Blockade – Less than one week after a cease-fire agreement was reached between the U.S. and Iran, President Trump ordered a military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The blockade is set to block any ships entering or exiting Iranian ports. Iran r

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +3.4% S&P Mid Cap +2.9% Russell 2000 +3.3% MSCI EAFE +2.6% MSCI EM (0.8%) 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.44% to 4.31% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Trump Offers Iran Deadline – President Trump stated that Iran has until Tuesday at 8pm EST to strike a deal with the U.S. and open the Strait of Hormuz. Absent a deal, he threatened to destroy all of Iran’s power plants and bridges. The threat comes j

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (2.1%) S&P Mid Cap +0.4% Russell 2000 +0.5% MSCI EAFE (0.1%) MSCI EM (1.8%) 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.39% to 4.44% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News U.S. and Iran Negotiations Stall – President Trump claimed that Iran had agreed to most of the 15 points the U.S. proposed to broker a peace deal and added that they agreed to allow 20 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a “sign of res

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (1.9%) S&P Mid Cap (1.3%) Russell 2000 (1.7%) MSCI EAFE (2.1%) MSCI EM (0.4%) 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.29% to 4.39% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Fed Meeting – Federal Reserve officials voted 11-1 to keep interest rates in a range between 3.50%-3.75%. Recent Trump appointee Stephen Miran was the lone dissenting vote, continuing to vote in favor of an interest rate cut. The yield on a 2

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (2.0%) S&P Mid Cap (4.6%) Russell 2000 (4.1%) MSCI EAFE (6.8%) MSCI EM (6.9%) 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 3.96% to 4.13% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Oil Prices Surge – The price of a barrel of oil surged last week by over 25%, ending the week above $90 for the first time since April 2024. Roughly 20% of oil production travels through the Strait of Hormuz every day, which has seen activity g

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (0.4%) S&P Mid Cap (0.9%) Russell 2000 (1.2%) MSCI EAFE +1.2% MSCI EM +2.8% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.09% to 3.96% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News U.S. Attacks Iran – U.S. and Israeli forces attacked Iran over the weekend leading to the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Trump had previously expressed frustration with Iran’s refusal to cease attempts to build a nu

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