Market Moment

Glen Eagle®: America’s Women-Owned Trading Desk®  

9/15/2025

  • Employer health coverage costs are expected to rise 9.5% in 2026, the fastest increase since 2011. Family plans now average $25,500/year, about the cost of a small car. 1

 

  • From Apr 8 – Sep 2, the S&P 500 jumped 25%+ —for only the 12th time in 70+ years. Historically, the index has gained an average of 6% in the next three months. *2

 

  • In July, the number of unemployed workers exceeded job openings for the first time since April 2021. Job openings fell to 7.18 million, while unemployment rose to 7.24 million. 2

 

  • Investors are evaluating pharma companies’ reliance on vaccine revenue as CDC critics grow. Bristol-Myers Squibb, J&J, and Eli Lilly have virtually none, while vaccines make up 19% of Merck’s and 20% of Pfizer’s revenue. 3


  1. WSJ - "Health Insurance Costs for Businesses to Rise by Most in 15 Years"
  2. MFS - "Beyond the News"
  3. Barrons - "Pfizer Is Growing More Reliant on Vaccines as Controversies Swirl"

*Past performance is not indicative of future performance


Economic Calendar

 

Monday:

Empire State manufacturing survey (Sep)


Tuesday:

U.S. retail sales (Aug), Retail sales minus autos (Aug), Import price index (Aug), Import price index minus fuel (Aug), Industrial production (Aug), Capacity utilization (Aug), Business inventories (Jul), Home builder confidence index (Sep)



Wednesday:

Housing starts (Aug), Building permits (Aug), FOMC interest-rate decision, Fed Chair Powell press conference


Thursday:

Initial jobless claims (Sep), Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey (Sep), U.S. leading economic indicators (Aug)


Friday:

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly speech

 

US Markets*

S&P 6,609.75 +0.33%

DOW 45,936.00 +0.18%

NASDAQ 24,175.00

+0.26%


World Markets*

FTSE 9,270.80

-0.13%

NIKKEI 44,768.12 +0.89%

HANG SENG 26,446.56 +0.22%


*values as of 10am EST 9/15/2025

 

Treasuries*

2 YR 3.533%

10YR 4.041%

30 YR 4.659%


 

Cryptocurrencies*

BTC-USD

114,614.81

-0.71%

ETH.CM

4,3514.96

-2.20%





Currencies*

Euro $1.1754

Pound $0.7357

Yen $147.4140

 


Commodities*

Gold 3,698.10

+0.07%

WTI Crude 63.33

+1.02%

Silver 42.68

-0.36%


Upcoming Earnings Calls

 

Monday - KEP, PACS, PLAY, LZM, RLGT

Tuesday - FERG, NBIS, CTLP, BNED, EPM

Wednesday -GIS, BLSH, MANU, LU, SCS

Thursday- ADBE, KR, CMCM, RH, AACT

Friday - JKS, NFE, OPT, VALU, AMBI

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This desk commentary is for informational purposes only



Carol Ann Fernandez

Rob Michel

Grier Vacek


Glen Eagle Wealth, LLC

4422C Route 27

PO Box 399

Kingston, NJ 08528

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