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Financial News for the Week of September 26th, 2025
Financial News Highlights With the House and Senate unable to pass a continuing resolution and both chambers on recess until next week, a government shutdown looks increasingly likely on October 1st. President Trump…
Financial News for the Week of September 19th, 2025
Financial News Highlights The Fed resumed rate cuts at this week’s FOMC meeting, lowering the policy rate by 25 basis points to 4.00%-4.25%. The Fed’s “dot” plot pointed to two more cuts by the end of this year, but it…
Financial News for the Week of September 12th, 2025
Financial News Highlights The preliminary benchmark revisions to the payrolls data through March 2025 suggest that job growth slowed earlier than previously believed, with 911k fewer jobs added in the year through March…
Financial News for the Week of September 5th, 2025
Financial News Highlights Financial markets were volatile this week. Bonds and equities sold off at the start of the week only to reverse course later as soft labor market data started to trickle in. ISM manufacturing…
Financial News for the Week of August 29th, 2025
Financial News Highlights President Trump is attempting to remove FOMC member Lisa Cook, sparking further concerns of Fed independence. Real GDP growth for the second quarter was revised higher to 3.3%, with most of the…
Financial News for the Week of August 15th, 2025
Financial News Highlights Inflation pressures rose in July, with core CPI rising above 3% for the first time since February. Meanwhile the uptick in PPI suggests a shift to higher tariff passthrough by companies. Retail…
Financial News for the Week of August 8th, 2025
Financial News Highlights As of August 7th, dozens of U.S. trading partners face significantly higher tariff rates, pushing the U.S. effective rate to roughly 19%. July’s reading of ISM services provided further evidence…
Financial News for the Week of July 11th, 2025
Financial News Highlights Trade tensions heated up this week, as President Trump announced higher tariffs on 23 trading partners as well as a 50% tariff on copper imports as of August 1st in financial news. If…
Financial News for the Week of June 27th, 2025
Financial News Highlights An abrupt ceasefire between Israel and Iran sent oil prices tumbling, while stock markets rejoiced on the news, with the S&P 500 up roughly 3% on the week at the time of writing in financial…
Financial News for the Week of June 20th, 2025
Financial News Highlights The Federal Reserve left interest rates…