The S&P 500 declined approximately 0.8% this week, reflecting a modest pullback after recent strength as investors recalibrated expectations for the path of interest rates. Midweek data pointed to a still-resilient economy—particularly in services activity and labor market readings—reinforcing the
Markets Rise as Hormuz Disruption Reprices Global Oil Risk U.S. equities finished the week higher, supported by resilient macro data and stable rate expectations, but gains came against a rapidly escalating geopolitical backdrop centered on the Strait of Hormuz—a critical
U.S. equities rebounded strongly this week, with the S&P 500 rising 2.4% and the Nasdaq Composite gaining 3.0%, marking the strongest weekly performance of the year. After a choppy first quarter, both indices recovered some lost ground, though year-to-date performance