Weekly Roundup

Our PureVest Weekly Roundup looked at the commentary from the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting.  Several factors continue to point to a gradual decline in interest rates.  This is OK! Rates should only decline rapidly when the economy is in trouble. Walmart posted solid earnings, but the stock got hit on weak guidance.  Trump said he Is considering distributing as much […]

Our PureVest Weekly Roundup looked at Trump’s latest tariff announcement from the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon.  He plans to implement reciprocal tariffs on any country that taxes US imports.  A bill was reintroduced into Congress that targets eliminating the tax on all social security benefits.  Retail sales ticked down in January after a solid report for December.  Robinhood’s revenues

Our PureVest Weekly Roundup looked at the latest jobs report for January.  The economy added fewer jobs than in December, while the unemployment rate fell to 4%.  Nearly a decade after passing Walmart in market cap, Amazon finally passed them in total revenues; they now hold the top spot.  Trump agreed to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico

We saw key Macro headlines and earnings announcements this week.  Our PureVest Weekly Roundup looked at Trump’s reaction to the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday.  We saw further progress on the inflation front; core inflation was up .2% in December, and personal incomes rose .4%.  The U.S. economy grew at a solid 2.8% pace

Our PureVest Weekly Roundup looked at the key headlines following President Trump’s first official week in office.  He signed a slew of executive orders, and we have already started to see the potential impact his next term can offer.  To sum it up… He said he would “demand lower interest rates immediately”,  rollbacks on oil production restrictions in America, and commitments

This week was very positive for markets, the economy, and geopolitics. Our PureVest Weekly Roundup looked at the key points to take away.  Stocks had their best week since November and posted the first winning week of 2025.  Inflation slowed to beat expectations. The big financial companies kicked off earnings season by reporting much better earnings and guidance. 

Our PureVest Weekly Roundup looked at December’s jobs report, which crushed expectations.  The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%.  Although this sent the market lower on Friday, it is a strong signal for our economy.  Mortgage rates have been creeping closer and closer to 7% again.  It’s important to remember that higher rates are justified because we