Market Week

U.S. equities spent most of last week trending lower, ultimately rebounding in a major way last Friday to close the week higher.

The S&P 500 had it’s worst week since November, and the Global Dow was the only major market index that didn’t end up in the red.

Last week was defined by volatility as stocks whipsawed between deep, tech-led losses and a late-week rally.

Equities ended the week mostly lower as investors parsed through a heavy slate of fourth-quarter earnings data, economic reports, high valuations, and the Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain interest rates at their current levels.

Last week was marked by volatility as investors moved cautiously ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting.

The U.S. stock market endured quite a bit of volatility last week.

Wall Street began 2026 in rather lackluster style, with each of the major benchmark indexes listed here closing the week lower, with the exception of the Global Dow.

The stock market was largely driven by mixed labor data and optimism over a possible interest rate cut following the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week.

The yield on 10-year Treasuries continued to slip as growing expectations of a rate cut help push bond prices higher, weighing on yields. Oversupply continued to drag crude oil prices lower.

Volatility continued to characterize the stock market last week.