Edward Jones-Financial Advisor: Antonio Lee

August started with a bang as the market's summer calm was disrupted by news that Fitch downgraded the U.S. debt rating from AAA to AA+. U.S. political brinkmanship and debt concerns are not new, but the Fitch downgrade shines the spotlight on the worsening fiscal outlook. In this week's market update, we examine whether this development alters the outlook for markets and provide our take on the jump in government bond yields and the latest jobs report.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

In this week's update we review last week's market performance and take a look at what the week ahead could hold.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

Stocks continued their march higher last week, adding to 2023's impressive gain that now has the S&P 500 within 6% of the all-time high. The run in the markets since May has largely been powered by rising optimism around the potential for a goldilocks scenario, in which economic conditions are neither too hot to prevent inflation from falling further, nor too cold to descend into recession.

In our latest Weekly Market Wrap, we look at how recent trends in a variety of indicators stack up to prior periods leading up to and following the onset of a recession and share our take on what they might be signaling about the road ahead.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

Stocks and bonds jumped last week as investors cheered the sharp deceleration in U.S. inflation, even as the Bank of Canada hiked rates and stroked a hawkish tone. Exactly one year from the inflation peak, headline U.S. CPI has been cut by more than two thirds, solidifying disinflation as the key theme for the economy and the markets this year. But with the S&P 500 already up 17% halfway through the year, is all the good news discounted? In our latest Weekly Market Wrap, we discuss how the inflation path might look like ahead and where we see opportunities in today's market.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

After a strong first two quarters of 2023, markets stumbled a bit as we entered the first week of the third quarter. The S&P 500 was down by about 1% last week, while small cap stocks resumed their trend of underperforming large-cap equities. The key driver for this market disruption was stronger than expected labour market and services data – which drove bond yields higher and increased expectations for the fed funds rate to remain higher for longer.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

Last week closed the books on the first half of 2023. Markets logged a strong performance year-to-date, though gains so far may have flown somewhat under the radar for some investors given the lingering scars of 2022. In our latest Weekly Market Wrap, we share perspectives on first half moves and what they signal for what may lay ahead in the second half.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

Check out this week's market update for activities on last week's market moves and a preview of the week ahead.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

Check out our weekly market update for news on last week's market and guidance for the week ahead.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

It's time for your weekly market update from Edward Jones.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

Want to know what happened in the market this past week and what's ahead check out our latest market update.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

Find out what's happening in the markets with our latest financial market update.

Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.

For a review of last week's market and guidance for the week ahead take a look at this report.

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Weekly market wrap How did the markets perform this week? Get the highlights and the latest economic news.