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We strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news.Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and analysis...
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Moving into February, the market landscape is steady with moderate growth as the U.S. economy is showing resilience, supported by AI-driven productivity. While initial 2026 forecasts were cautious, new outlooks are indicating that U.S....
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news.Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and analysis...
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The U.S. stock markets were at a high this November, primarily due to a continued strong performance in artificial intelligence focused technology stocks and expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate cut. A record-long U.S....
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The U.S. stock markets were at a high this November, primarily due to a continued strong performance in artificial intelligence focused technology stocks and expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate cut. A record-long U.S....
Read MoreThis month’s Your Money Matters newsletter contains helpful information on risk perspective, the average American budget, and tips for navigating personal finance apps. As we enter December, we also included information on year-end...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
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The U.S. stock market had a historically strong month in October, with the S&P 500 gaining 2.3%, the Nasdaq jumping 4.7%, and the Dow advancing 2.5%. This solid performance is partially the result of high corporate earnings,...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
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October is here, and the U.S. stock market delivered an uncharacteristically strong performance last month, closing out the third quarter with gains despite signs of a cooling labor market and concerns over a government shutdown. The...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important information and news. Please find an informative whitepaper from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist, attached below. This paper provides research, analysis, and...
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September has arrived, and according to commentators, the U.S. economy is performing in line with expectations. The effects of tariffs on consumer prices are clearly visible. Higher tariffs have begun to increase prices in some...
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September has arrived, and according to commentators, the U.S. economy is performing in line with expectations. The effects of tariffs on consumer prices are clearly visible. Higher tariffs have begun to increase prices in some...
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September has arrived, and according to commentators, the U.S. economy is performing in line with expectations. The effects of tariffs on consumer prices are clearly visible. Higher tariffs have begun to increase prices in some...
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July is here, and U.S. stocks have shown strong gains capping off a solid month and an excellent second quarter for Wall Street. The Dow closed higher by 276 points, or 0.63%. The broader S&P 500 rose 0.52% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
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We strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important information and news. Please find an informative whitepaper from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist, attached below. This paper provides research, analysis, and...
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May has arrived, following a turbulent month of concerns about how tariffs will impact the economy and potentially increase risk of a recession. Consumer attitudes worsened more than expected in April according to recent data, as...
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Friday, January 3, 2025
Happy New Year! 2025 is here, bringing optimism about the year ahead (thanks to a resilient economy). It also brings some uncertainty about stubbornly-high inflation and how policies proposed by the incoming Trump administration could...
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As we enter November, all eyes are on the upcoming U.S. presidential election, and the state of the economy is a top concern for many voters. The U.S. economy had a strong third quarter ending in September - gross domestic product...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
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The long-awaited cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve (Fed) has finally arrived. At its September meeting, the Fed expressed greater confidence that inflation is moving toward its target 2% rate and cut rates by 50 basis...
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We strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
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We strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
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We strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please listen to the most recent market update from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist. This call discusses recent updates for the economy and...
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As August rolls into view, we see investors struggling to fan away the perspiration caused by nationwide record high temperatures and oppressive humidity. They're also sweating because of July’s turbulent market performance. Tech...
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We strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
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We strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
Read MoreWe strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
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Last week's stock performance was mixed, following investors' reaction to the Fed's May meeting minutes, while a handful of mega-cap tech companies created a buzz with their news. Market Splits Stocks began trading in a narrow band...
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We strive to keep you regularly updated with important market changes and news. Please find this week’s Market View Weekly from Phil Blancato, Osaic’s Chief Market Strategist attached below. This commentary provides updates and...
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Stocks fell last week as investors sorted through conflicting inflation reports and assessed geopolitical tensions. Inflation Spooks Markets On Wednesday, the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) report rattled markets, revealing that...
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Stocks dropped last week as investors focused on “what's next” for interest rates after mixed comments from multiple Fed officials. Fed Officials Weigh In Stocks struggled out of the gate again last week, ending Monday and Tuesday in...
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Stocks were narrowly higher for the week as investors digested mixed economic news about consumer confidence. All three of the major averages posted gains for Q1 2024. Stocks Finish Strong Markets slipped for the first half of the...
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Stocks fell last week as investors reacted to disappointing inflation updates and other economic reports that fell short of estimates. Stocks Snap Winning Streak Markets were quiet Monday but opened lower Tuesday in response to the...
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The stock market experienced solid gains last week, concluding the trading week on a positive note, thanks to robust corporate reports and favorable inflation news; this propelled the S&P 500 Index to achieve a new record high at the...
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Stocks finished higher last week, with big tech again leading amid lingering uncertainty over how continued economic strength would influence the Fed’s rate decision. Stocks Dip, Then Rally Stock prices dropped early in...
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Stocks retreated in the first trading week of 2024, struggling a bit after a celebratory end to last year as investors second-guessed Fed signals and fretted over lingering inflation concerns. New Year Blues Stocks got off to a rough...
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Investor optimism and fears of missing out on future gains propelled stocks higher in the last full week of trading before year-end. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.22%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 0.75%. The...
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Markets reacted positively last week to cooler inflation and the idea of potential rate cuts next year, adding to the gains of the market’s year-end rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.92%, while the Standard &...
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A late-week, two-day rally left stocks higher, adding to November’s gains as the last month of trading for 2023 began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat (+0.01%), while the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 0.21%. The...
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A Friday rally turned an otherwise mixed week for stocks into a solid performance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 2.42%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 0.77%. The Nasdaq Composite index rose 0.38% for the...
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