Market Review & Outlook From Post “Liberation Day” Crash to Record Highs Financial Markets Took Investors on a Roller Coaster Ride in the Second Quarter After plummeting nearly 19% in response to the larger-than-expected tariffs announced by President Trump on “Liberation Day”, the S&P 500 staged an historic rally and rebounded over 20% in only […]
Market Review & Outlook U.S. stock markets lay an egg in the first quarter U.S. stock market investors entered 2025 optimistic after two years of 20%+ returns for the S&P 500, expecting strong gains to continue and broaden in 2025 due to President Trump’s seemingly business-friendly policy plans (i.e., tax cuts and deregulation). Unfortunately, these […]
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Market Review & Outlook U.S. stock markets prove exceptional, again. The benchmark S&P 500 index rose 2.4% in the fourth quarter and extended its gains to 25% for the full year. The strength in U.S. stock markets last year meaningfully surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts from market prognosticators a year ago. 2024 was […]