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Equity Rally Broadened Last Week, But Rating Downgrade Could Suspend The Rally
Positive trade negotiations with China and lower than expected inflation data helped lift all boats in the market last week. Much of the...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
May 19, 20252 min read
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Fed Pours Cold Water On Rally, But New Trade Deals Offer Support
Equities took a bit of a breather last week as the Fed poured a little cold water on the recent rally. The Fed kept rates unchanged at...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
May 12, 20252 min read
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Breadth Improves While Trade Negotiations Thaw
More positive news on tariffs and a strong jobs report helped fuel equities last week. Tariffs and inflation remain at opposite ends of...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
May 3, 20252 min read
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Tariff Language Eases, Helping Breadth To Improve
Softening of tariff news and increased breadth helped equities rally last week. So far, 36% of S&P 500 companies have reported first...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Apr 28, 20252 min read
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Markets Mixed As Tariff War Continues
Equities were mixed last week as the Fed offered little guidance and tariff news was light. Financial media continue to try to create...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Apr 21, 20252 min read
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Markets Ease On Tariff News
More news about potential pauses in tariffs, along with highly-leveraged institutional funds de-risking, seems to have calmed markets for...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Apr 14, 20253 min read
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Investors In Adjustment Mode
Markets reeled last week from perceived "hot" inflation data and continued stress over tariffs. Since the peak of Mag 7 stocks in...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Mar 31, 20252 min read
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Dovish Fed & Tame Tariff Talk Ease Markets
Most equity sectors were positive last week as the market seemed to like what it heard from the Fed. Volatility declined last week as the...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Mar 24, 20252 min read
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Are Recession Fears Misplaced?
Markets continue to trade on tariff news, but markets stopped making new lows last week. On March 4th, new lows on the New York Stock...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Mar 17, 20253 min read
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February Follows Seasonality & March Could As Well
Equities rallied on Friday, but gave up ground for the week as a whole. As we've already pointed out, February is one of the weakest...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Mar 3, 20252 min read
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Volatility Reminds Investors That It's Still Around
For the past few weeks, markets had been following a pattern of volatility - small spikes on Monday with easing throughout the week to...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Feb 24, 20252 min read
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Inflation Doesn't Seem To Faze Stocks
Inflation data surprised, but markets forged ahead. Both the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index data were higher than expected....
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Feb 18, 20252 min read
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Is Mag 7 Showing Signs of Weakness?
Jobs disappointed last week and Mag 7 pulled back. Since peaking on December 17th of last year, Mag 7 stocks have trended lower, overall....

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Feb 10, 20252 min read
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AI and The Fed Last Week, Tariffs This Week
The Fed is in pause mode and AI found a disruptor. The introduction of DeepSeek the previous week caused over-valued tech stocks to pull...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Feb 2, 20252 min read
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Corporate Earnings Provide Base For Higher Equities
Solid earnings help push equities higher last week. So far, 16% of S&P 500 companies have reported 4th quarter earnings and 80% have...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jan 26, 20252 min read
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Markets Respond To Dovish Fed
Better than expected inflation numbers last week and dovish comments from Fed speakers pushed markets higher. Despite the monthly PPI &...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jan 21, 20252 min read
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Strong Jobs Raises Concerns Over Interest Rates
Investors came to grips last week with the likelihood that future rate cuts may be delayed. Last Friday's Jobs Report was higher for...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jan 13, 20252 min read
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Santa Rally Fades, But Equities Rebound Late
While some sectors were strong during the period, the S&P 500 failed to deliver a "Santa Rally" this year. Breadth continues to be an...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jan 6, 20252 min read
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Concentration In Equities Cautionary Flag For 2025
Equities were poised to start the "Santa Rally" off with a bang, but struggled at the end of last week. The "Santa Rally" is...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Dec 30, 20242 min read
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"Santa Rally" In Jeopardy?
Equities lost some luster after the Fed pulled the rug out from under investors last week. The market was side-swiped by the surprise Fed...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Dec 23, 20242 min read
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