Schwab Market Update Audio

Stocks Rose, Adding to Thursday’s Solid Gains

November 11, 2022 21:55 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

U.S. equities ended the day and week higher following Thursday’s trading session, which posted the largest daily gain since 2020.

Stocks Climbed Amid Optimistic October Inflation Report

November 10, 2022 21:39 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MB

U.S. stocks posted its biggest daily gain since 2020 following data on October’s consumer price inflation (CPI), which came in cooler-than-expected

Stocks Fall as Balance of Power in Congress Remains Uncertain

November 09, 2022 21:58 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

U.S. equities tumbled in the wake of yesterday's U.S. midterm elections that failed to provide clarity on the political front.

Early Rally Tempers Amid Caution Before Election Results

November 08, 2022 21:34 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

U.S. equities finished higher, but well off the highs of the day, as some caution may have set in ahead of the results of today’s midterm elections.

Stocks Rose in First Trading Session of the Week

November 07, 2022 21:47 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MB

U.S. stocks ended the day higher as the markets await some key data later this week and amid some likely caution ahead of tomorrow's mid-term election.

Stocks Ended Higher Following October’s Labor Report

November 04, 2022 21:20 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

U.S. equities posted a weekly loss, despite ending the day higher in a choppy trading session, following a larger-than-expected increase in nonfarm payrolls for October.

Stocks Ended Lower Following Yesterday’s Fed Decision

November 03, 2022 20:38 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

U.S. equities extended yesterday’s sharp drop that followed the Federal Reserve’s fourth-straight 75-basis point rate hike and some hawkish comments.

Stocks Tumble Following Fed Decision

November 02, 2022 21:08 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

U.S. equities finished lower with the Dow whipsawing within a more than 900-point range following the Fed's monetary policy decision.

Stocks Lower as Markets Look Ahead to Fed Decision

November 01, 2022 20:36 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

U.S. equities were modestly lower, as investors awaited tomorrow's conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

Stocks Declined in First Trading Session of the Week

October 31, 2022 20:35 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

U.S. equities ended the day in the red, failing to continue last week’s positive momentum.

Stocks End the Week Noticeably Higher Following a Host of Data

October 28, 2022 21:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB

U.S. equities rose sharply, extending last week’s solid gains, as the markets reacted to a day full of earnings and economic data.

Stocks Ended Mixed in Volatile Day Full of Reports

October 27, 2022 20:49 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

U.S. stocks finished mixed in a choppy trading session, as a host of earnings and economic news were released.

Stocks Mixed After Bumpy Session

October 26, 2022 20:56 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

U.S. equities closed out a volatile session mixed as the markets digested a host of quarterly results with earnings season kicking into high gear.

Stocks Extend Rally as U.S. Dollar and Bond Yields Cool Off

October 25, 2022 21:09 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

U.S. stocks traded higher as Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar pulled back, while investors digested a host of corporate results.

Stocks Rose Despite Global Services and Manufacturing PMI Data

October 24, 2022 21:12 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MB

U.S. stocks ended the day higher, adding to last week's rally, which was the biggest advance since June.

Stocks Ended Noticeably Higher Amid Wall Street Journal Report

October 21, 2022 20:57 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MB

U.S. equities rose sharply in a choppy trading session as investors sifted through a host of earnings releases, and reassessed the outlook for future Fed rate hikes.

Stocks Lower Amid a Host of Economic and Earnings Reports

October 20, 2022 20:53 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

U.S. equities ended the day lower in a choppy trading session as the markets sifted through a host of earnings results, as well as news of the sudden resignation of the U.K.'s prime minister.

Stocks Break Winning Streak, Finish Lower

October 19, 2022 20:55 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

U.S. equities snapped a two-day winning streak, finishing lower as investors weighed a host of earnings and economic reports and eyed a noticeable rise in Treasury yields.

Stocks Post Gains to Add to Yesterday's Rally

October 18, 2022 20:40 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

U.S. equities finished higher, adding to yesterday’s rally that came amid the U.K.'s decision to abandon nearly all of its tax cut plans.

Stocks Started the Week Higher Amid U.K.'s Tax Cut U-Turn

October 17, 2022 20:35 - 10 minutes - 9.71 MB

U.S. equities rose noticeably in the first trading session of the week following the new U.K. finance minister’s announcement that the government would abandon nearly all its tax cut plans.

Stocks Declined in a Busy Day Full of Economic and Earnings Reports

October 14, 2022 21:05 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

U.S. equities ended the day lower, giving up initial gains that came amid optimism surrounding a reversal in the U.K.'s controversial tax plans.

Stocks Soared Despite Hotter-Than-Expected Inflation Report

October 13, 2022 20:53 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

U.S. equities closed out the day noticeably higher, ending six-straight days of declines, despite the release of today’s key inflation data.

Markets Post Slight Losses as Investors Await More Inflation Data

October 12, 2022 20:48 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

U.S. stocks closed modestly lower in a lackluster session as the markets digested a hotter-than-expected September Producer Price Index, while looking ahead to tomorrow's read on consumer prices.

Stocks Finish Mixed in Volatile Session

October 11, 2022 20:44 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

U.S. equities finished mixed after turning to the downside following news that the Bank of England set a three-day deadline to end its bond buying initiative and for pension funds within the U.K. to rebalance.

Stocks Waver After a Choppy Trading Session

October 10, 2022 20:46 - 9 minutes - 8.72 MB

U.S. stocks closed lower in a choppy trading session, which piled on to Friday’s large drawdown.

Stocks Closed Lower Amid September’s Key Labor Report

October 07, 2022 20:59 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

U.S. stocks traded noticeably lower on the heels of the September nonfarm payroll report, but was still able to post weekly gains following the strong rebound on Monday and Tuesday.

Stocks Were Lower in Anticipation for Tomorrow’s Key Labor Report

October 06, 2022 21:16 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

U.S. stocks declined, giving back some of the gains from earlier this week as the volatility in the currency and bond markets continued to be a major source of uneasiness for investors.

Stocks Stage Comeback

October 05, 2022 20:55 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

U.S. equities climbed out of a deep hole to finish just below the unchanged mark in the wake of the biggest two-day rally since April 2020.

U.S. Stocks Participate in Global Rally

October 04, 2022 20:43 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

U.S. equities rallied for a second day amid a host of events and data, including a smaller-than-expected rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).

Stocks Began the New Quarter Noticeably Higher

October 03, 2022 20:33 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

U.S. stocks soared to begin Q4, bouncing back after last week’s fall that sent the S&P 500 to its lowest levels of the year.

Stocks Continued Yesterday’s Losses Amid a Host of Economic Data

September 30, 2022 21:19 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

U.S. equities ended the day lower in a choppy trading session, adding to yesterday's selloff that brought the major indices back to their lowest levels of the year.

Stocks Fell Amid a Confluence of Economic Events

September 29, 2022 21:23 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

U.S. stocks declined sharply, giving back yesterday's solid gains that were boosted by the Bank of England’s (BoE) decision to purchase bonds to try to stabilize its financial system.

Stocks Rally Amid Slew of Events

September 28, 2022 21:01 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

U.S. equities ended today's session with solid gains to pare some of a recent plunge to lows not seen since 2020.

Dow and S&P 500 Post a Sixth Day of Losses

September 27, 2022 20:47 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

U.S. equities finished mixed in a choppy trading session, with the Dow and S&P 500 both notching a sixth-straight day of losses.

Stocks Failed to Recover From Last Week’s Drop

September 26, 2022 20:36 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

U.S. stocks added to last week’s losses as the markets remained skittish amid the backdrop of a flood of tightened monetary policies, which is fostering recessionary concerns.

Stocks Ended the Week Lower Following Wednesday’s Fed Rate Hike

September 23, 2022 21:30 - 12 minutes - 11 MB

U.S. equities tumbled, with the Dow hitting its lowest level of the year earlier today, as several central banks across the globe persisted in aggressively tightening monetary policy this week.

Stocks Declined Following Yesterday’s Fed Monetary Policy Decision

September 22, 2022 20:35 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MB

U.S. stocks ended the day lower in a choppy trading session following yesterday's third-straight 75-basis point rate hike from the Federal Reserve.

Stocks Tumble In Wake Of Fed Decision

September 21, 2022 21:25 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

U.S. equities finished solidly lower in the wake of the Fed's decision to increase the target for the fed funds rate by 75 basis points for a third-straight meeting.

Markets Fall As Investors Await Tomorrow's Fed Decision

September 20, 2022 20:41 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

U.S. equities finished lower as the markets awaited tomorrow’s highly anticipated monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve.

Stocks Rebounded from Last Week's Drop

September 19, 2022 20:32 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

U.S. stocks ended the day higher, rebounding from last week's drop that came amid a hotter-than-expected consumer price inflation report.

Stocks Declined in Anticipation for Next Week’s Fed Decision

September 16, 2022 21:07 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

U.S. equities ended the day lower in heavy trading volume, posting another weekly decline, as the markets remained skittish amid inflationary concerns.

Stocks Declined Following a Host of Economic Data

September 15, 2022 20:39 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

U.S. stocks ended the day lower as the markets continued to digest hot inflation reports from earlier this week that caused a sharp selloff on Tuesday. Keith Lansford

Early Gains Temper Amid Lack of Direction

September 14, 2022 20:48 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

Early gains for U.S. equities moderated in late-day action, but stocks were able to finish modestly higher, with yesterday's surprising consumer price inflation report remaining an overhang.

Inflation Surprise Hits Stocks Hard

September 13, 2022 20:48 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

U.S. equities plunged following the release of a disappointing inflation report.

Stocks Closed Higher Before Tomorrow’s Release of CPI Data

September 12, 2022 20:41 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

U.S. stocks ended the day in the green, extending last week's advance that snapped a three-week losing streak.

Stocks Rose Despite Fed’s Hawkish Comments Earlier This Week

September 09, 2022 21:16 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

U.S. stocks finished higher in the final session of the week, putting an end to the three-week losing streak.

Stocks Post Gains in Choppy Trading

September 08, 2022 21:33 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

U.S. equities finished higher in a rollercoaster of a session, as the markets digested a number of key events.

Stocks End Higher Amid Release of Fed's Beige Book

September 07, 2022 20:43 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

U.S. stocks continued to rise as the Fed released its Beige Book—commentary on the nation's business activity that is used by policymakers to prepare for monetary policy decisions.

Stocks Close Lower in a Choppy Trading Session

September 06, 2022 20:50 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

U.S. stocks ended the day lower in a volatile trading session after returning to action following the long Labor Day holiday weekend.

Early Gains Disappear and Stocks Post Solid Losses

September 02, 2022 21:30 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

U.S. equities finished solidly lower heading into the Labor Day holiday weekend, erasing early gains that came in the wake of the August labor report, and notching a third week of losses.

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