(14 December 2025) US stocks slipped last week as skeptical investors moved money out of the AI sector and into value stocks following Wednesday's interest rate cut from the Fed. Despite the decline, the major indexes remain within 1% of their all-time highs with the small cap Russell 2000 actually making a new high on Thursday.
We had been somewhat neutral about last week given the mix of influences. The aftermath of the Jupiter-Saturn and Mercury-Venus alignments argued for a bullish bias and the run-up to this Sunday's Mars-Neptune square also argued for more upside last week. This default optimism was largely borne out by the positive market reaction to the Fed's midweek rate cut. Friday's sell-off arrived a...
(23 November 2025) Stocks moved lower last week as hopes for a December interest rate cut dwindled following hawkish comments from some Fed governors. ...
(16 November 2025) After a volatile week, US stocks finished largely unchanged as investors considered the possibility that the Fed may not cut rates...
(9 November 2025) Stocks fell sharply last week as worsening consumer sentiment data signaled economic slowing and reignited recession worries. Among the worst hit...
(2 November 2025) Stocks rebounded last week as the Fed delivered a widely-anticipated interest rate cut of 25 basis points. While investors welcomed the...
(26 October 2025) US stocks reached new all-time highs last week as the latest round of inflation data was within consensus expectations. The current...
(19 October 2025) Stocks rebounded last week after President Trump walked back his latest tariff threat against China. Gold and silver also extended their...
(7 September 2025) Stocks finished higher last week despite weak jobs data that has once again raised the specter of looming recession. While stocks...
(24 August 2025) Stocks finished mostly higher last week after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled an interest rate cut was likely in September. Friday's...
