Key Highlights
- During the year, Trump tariff jitters, simmering geopolitical tensions, and the rapid growth of artificial intelligence-related momentum stocks took investors on a rollercoaster ride.
- Even with these ups and downs, the S&P 500 index is still on track to finish the year with double-digit percentage gains.
- In the week ahead, the economic calendar is light and no speeches from Federal Reserve members are scheduled.
- Among the economic reports, the week will see the release of pending home sales, the S&P Case-Shiller home price index for 20 cities, and data on weekly initial jobless claims.
- The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s December monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting will be published on Tuesday.
