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Markets were somewhat resilient last week, given the disaster that was the Treasury Secretary’s speech before Congress. Things were going...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 20
- 3 min
Policy Error, Risk Management, and 'There's An App For That'
Equities were mixed last week, while bonds moved higher as confidence in the banking sector continued to waiver. First, a quick recap on...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 12
- 2 min
Fed Hawks Run Into Financial Wall
Equities suffered the worst losses in more than 6 months as the Fed’s game of double-speak turned costly. Normally, there is not much to...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Rate Hike Fears Abate For The Week
Equities broke a 4-week losing streak as economic data helped relieve Fed fears, temporarily. With most of Q4 earnings season completed,...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 21
- 2 min
More Fed Hawkish Speak Post-January Inflation
Equities were mixed and bonds were down as the Fed plastered the market with hawkish speeches last week. The fourth quarter earnings...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Markets Struggle With Hawkish Fed Speak
Markets returned to the typical pattern of moving on every breath of the Fed last week. The fourth quarter continues to be subpar for...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Equities Surprise As Fed Hikes
Markets survived the Fed meeting last week, as most sectors were higher after the 25 basis point rate hike. The Fed raised rates as...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 30
- 2 min
Equities Blissful In Absence of Fed
Equities rallied last week in the absence of Fed speakers, while Fixed Income was mixed. So far, 29% of S&P 500 companies have reported...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Fundamentals May Rule While Fed Speakers Go Away
Equities were mixed last week as Friday’s trading nearly salvaged a down week. So far, 11% of S&P 500 companies have reported earnings...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Inflation And The Fed At Odds
Both Equities and Fixed Income have started off the year with a bang. Equities were higher last week and the economic data showed...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Good Start To The New Year
Equities were higher overall for the first week of 2023. The first week of trading in 2023 carried the all too familiar theme of...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Happy New Year, Or Will It Be?
Equities were mixed last week, but sectors that under-performed were down only marginally. Equities and fixed income finished the year...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Markets React To Hawkish Fed
The Fed doused any hopes of a Santa Rally last week with hawkish language following their last meeting of 2022. Despite the fact that the...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Rate Hikes And Recession Fears Drag On Markets
Despite the lack of Fed speakers, markets pulled back on rate hike and recession fears. This week, Inflation and the Fed’s Interest Rate...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Markets Moving On Each Whisper From Fed
Markets waivered during the week, but ended positive on Powell’s dovish comments. There were a lot of economic updates to digest last...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Nov 28, 2022
- 2 min
Dovish Minutes Push Markets Higher During Thanksgiving Week
Every equity sector was higher last week as the market responded to dovish comments in the November FOMC minutes. There are seven...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Markets Pause Ahead of Holiday and Conflicted Fed
Equity markets were mixed last week as momentum stocks moved lower and defensive stocks generally held up. Last week, Retail Sales...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Lower Inflation Fuels Fed Pause Hopes
Markets struggled through Wednesday until Thursday’s CPI report surprised nearly everyone. Thursday’s release of October CPI (inflation)...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Fed Pours Cold Water On Equity Rally
The markets got a bit of a shock last week as Fed Chairman Powell doused market hopes for a rate slowdown. The big news last week was...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
Potential Relief For Markets?
All major equity sectors were higher last week as stocks rallied on Friday. So far, 20% of S&P 500 companies have reported earnings for...
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