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Week 12/30/24-1/3/25 Weekly Market Summary by Aremorph Summary - Movers, Macro, Monetary, and Fiscal Happy New Year! Rounding out the holiday weeks and charging into the new year, check out below how the markets have changed into 2025. With lower trading volume, look how macroeconomic and geopolitical events impacted the markets! Global Weekly Movements U.S. Equities S&P 500 Index: 5,942.47 (-1.06%) This week, all sectors except Energy, Real Estate, and Utilities were down: (3.44%) , (1.31%) , and (0.74%) respectively. Energy received a boost from heightening geopolitical risks in the middle east and eastern Europe. The largest dividend payout and economic stimulation promised by Xi Jinping of China, which is the largest importer of oil. Record breaking cold fronts down the midwest also contributed to the crude jump. Materials and Consumer Discretionary led the bear charge at (-2.06%) and (-1.68%) with a failed Nippon Steel merger and continuous slowing since the FOMC cut and a...

12/30/24 - Aremorph Resilience I've been sick all week since Christmas, and in my time away from screens, I have picked up a book from the Harvard Business Review. "On Managing Yourself" from the HBR 10 Must Reads series. One chapter in particular resonated with me given these past years have been anything but smooth sailing. The chapter denotes how to maintain resilience in the face of turbulence, and as we enter the new year of 2025, there is so much promised uncertainty and turbulence, that the ability to stay steadfast no matter the conditions will no doubt pay dividends.  "Resilience is something you realize you have after the fact."  Funny isn't it? Throughout the storm we are usually too preoccupied with staying afloat when the storms pass we forget all the strength we exuded throughout. The essence of resilience is that it is not a premeditated trait but rather a skill forged and tempered in the fire of adversity, something life will promise to deliv...

Week 12/16-12/20/24 Weekly Market Summary by Aremorph Summary - Movers, Macro, Monetary, and Fiscal This week, the impactful FOMC meeting and subsequent conference injected fear into the market, influencing yet another red week in the broader stock market. Beyond the interest rate, the week harbored geopolitical events in Europe. Global Weekly Movements U.S. Equities S&P 500 Index: 5,930.85 (-2.19%) All sectors of the SPX were negative this week, with Real Estate (XLRE) and Energy (XLE) leading the bear rush. At (-6.68%) and (-5.69%) respectively reflected bearish sentiment following the FOMC meeting. Real estate in particular has a high interest rate sensitivity, and with slower rate reductions impacting borrowing costs, valuation and demand of real estate assets could be impacted.  Dow Jones Industrial Average: 42,840.26 (-2.25%) Russell 3000 Index: 3,386.8 (-2.48%) NASDAQ Composite: 19,572.60 (-2.22%) Big Movers of the Week Nissan (NSANY): 5.68 (20.85%) Honda and Nissa hav...

Week 12/9-12/13/24 Weekly Market Summary by Aremorph Summary - Movers, Macro, Monetary, and Fiscal This week was the first negative week of the SPX in 4 weeks, illustrating uncertainty in the market. Coming in hot, earnings reports, CPI & PPI data, as well as the FOMC meeting ticking closer and closer, the market reacted to many different catalysts. Take a look below to see what happened in the markets this week! Finance Word of the Week!   Animal Spirits: Coined by John Maynard Keynes in his book “The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money,” Animal Spirits describes the instincts, proclivities and emotions that influence human behavior in finance. This can be measured through the consumer confidence index, showing how irrationality infiltrates the markets.  Global Weekly Movements U.S. Equities S&P 500 Index: 6,051.09 (-0.52%) Only two SPX ETFS were up this week: Communication Services (XLC) and Consumer Discretionary (XLY) . (2.15%) and (2.88%) respective...