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Inflation moderation

John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended February 13

February 17, 2026

Jobs resilience U.S. jobs growth exceeded expectations, helping to ease recent concerns about labor market weakness. The gain of 130,000 jobs in January was more than double the number that most economists had forecast and up from 48,000 in December. January’s unemployment rate slipped to 4.3% from 4.4% the previous month.   Inflation moderation Friday’s […]

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John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended January 17

January 21, 2025

Strong earnings kickoff Results from major U.S. banks topped the market’s lofty expectations, with three institutions reporting that fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled relative to a year earlier. Entering earnings season, analysts were forecasting that S&P 500 financials sector earnings jumped nearly 40%―the strongest growth forecast among all 11 sectors, according to FactSet.   Yield reversal […]

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