In this week's Zhang Financial Market Outlook, Rob covers the inflation data and initial jobless claims that beat expectations, as well as the Atlanta Federal Reserve upping their Q4 GDP estimate from 5.1% to 5.3%. While the S&P 500 finished down 0.5% for the week, the equal-weight S&P 500 finished up 0.5%, showing a broadening of market gains away from just the Magnificent 7 stocks.

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In this week's Zhang Financial Market Outlook, Rob recaps a week that contained mixed economic data, but the market reacted favorably. Any information coming in below expectations fueled predictions that the Federal Reserve will cut rates multiple times in 2026. The S&P 500 rose almost 1.5%, but the Russell 2000, consisting of small cap companies that stand to benefit from additional rate cuts, was up 4.6%

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In this week's Zhang Financial Market Outlook, Rob covers a week of light economic data amid the holidays. The S&P 500 finished 2025 up 17.9%, while developed International markets finished the year up 31.9%. Looking ahead, there is an 18% chance of an interest rate cut in January; however, investors anticipate a 95% probability of 2+ rate cuts by the end of 2026.

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