Schwab Market Update Audio

The U.S. equity markets started the shortened week on a down note, with stocks solidly lower, as investors continue to struggle with heightened expectations that the Fed may be more aggressive with its monetary policy tightening campaign to combat persistent inflation pressures.

U.S. equities finished mixed, with the Financials sector leading the laggards, despite a sharp rise in Treasury yields, in the wake of mixed results from Dow member JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo & Company.

After a two-day bounce from a lackluster start to 2022, U.S. equities finished lower, as the recent rebound for Information Technology issues broke down.

U.S. equities managed to add on to yesterday’s gains as consumer price inflation showed a modest increase month-over-month, and the year-over-year headline figure came in line with expectations but near a 40-year record.

After beginning the day lower, U.S. equities finished to the upside, as investors appeared to take testimony from Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his confirmation hearing in stride.

U.S. equities were able to bounce off the worst levels of the day to finish mixed in what has been a bumpy start for 2022.

U.S. equities closed lower, with the major indexes posting weekly losses to kick off 2022.

U.S. equities finished a choppy trading session lower, as conviction remained restrained following yesterday’s tumble in the wake of the minutes from the Fed's December monetary policy meeting.

U.S. stocks finished mixed in a choppy session that saw cyclically-natured Financials and Energy sectors rise, while growth issues such as Information Technology extended a recent soft patch.

U.S. stocks finished mixed after giving up early gains, while the Nasdaq underperformed as Treasuries came under pressure to boost yields.

The U.S. equity markets finished mixed, for the session and on a weekly basis, as investors eyed reports of worsening COVID-19 trends across the pond.

U.S. equities were mixed in a volatile trading session, as the markets continued to grapple with inflation pressures, as well as supply chain and labor challenges.

U.S. equities finished modestly lower, but remained at arms' length of record highs, with the markets offering mixed reactions to another dose of retail earnings.

A host of solid economic data and earnings from a pair of large retailers helped to lift U.S. equities higher in today's session.

U.S. equities finished out a lackluster session mostly lower and very near the flatline, as investors awaited a host of earnings and economic data out of the key retail sector.