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Weekly Market Insights – December 18, 2023

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Core inflation, which excludes energy and food prices, came in a bit hotter, rising 0.3% jump in food prices. Excluding energy and food, the monthly increase was also unchanged. 6 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Housing Starts. Index of Leading Economic Indicators. month-over-month and 4.0% from a year ago.

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Weekly Market Insights – September 4, 2023

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Weekly Market Insights: September Stocks Open In Positive Territory Presented by Cornerstone Financial Advisory, LLC Falling bond yields–spurred by weak economic data–helped lift stocks to weekly gains. A downward revision of Q2 economic growth and fresh signs of a cooling labor market reversed the recent rise in bond yield.

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Weekly Market Insights – March 4, 2024

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1 Economic news also helped boost markets. Consumers Remain Upbeat With all the excitement over AI, it’s easy to overlook some key economic indicators that also speak to the underlying strength of the economy—specifically, consumer data. 3,4 This Week: Key Economic Data Monday: Motor Vehicle Sales. Tuesday: Factory Orders.

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Weekly Market Insights – March 18, 2024

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Additionally, core PPI (excluding food and energy) was hotter than expected. 5 This Week: Key Economic Data Monday: Housing Market Index. Source: Investors Business Daily – Econoday economic calendar; March 13, 2024 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. in February, more than the expected 0.3%

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Weekly Market Insights – January 29, 2024

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​ Weekly Market Insights: Excitement Around Big Tech Continues Presented by Cornerstone Financial Advisory, LLC Stocks continued their upward climb last week as excitement around big tech continued; positive economic reports stoked investors’ belief that the Federal Reserve has pulled off a soft landing. Core inflation was 3.2%

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Weekly Market Insights – April 29, 2024

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4 On Thursday, markets slipped on two fresh pieces of economic data: a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) slowdown and higher consumer prices. Earnings Vs. Inflation Corporate earnings and economic reports battled it out last week. The big economic news was that Q1 GDP grew at a 1.6 Excluding food and energy, it increased 2.8%

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Weekly Market Insights – March 11, 2024

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6,7 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Consumer Price Index. Source: Investors Business Daily – Econoday economic calendar; March 2, 2024 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. Investing involves risks, and investment decisions should be based on your own goals, time horizon, and tolerance for risk.