Week of January 3 2025: Market Snapshot

Last week, the equity markets experienced some volatility to wrap up the year with major U.S. indices falling several percentage points before a partial recovery rally on Friday offset much of the earlier losses. The markets continued to react to the Federal Reserve's hawkish indication of fewer rate cuts in 2025 than previously expected, which led to a surge in bond yields and a decline in stock prices

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