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August 23, 2025 | Tech Talk for Saturday August 23rd 2025

Donald Vialoux is author of the free blog Tech Talk, a daily investment report available during the past 20 years at www.timingthemarket.ca. Comments focus on the seasonal and technical outlook for equity indices, commodities and sectors. Mr. Vialoux has 53 years of experience in the investment industry and is a past president of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (CSTA).

The Bottom Line

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell’s Jackson Hole Symposium speech on Friday morning triggered significant buying: Expectation of a reduction in the Fed Fund Rate at the next FOMC meeting on September 17th triggered purchases of both U.S. equities and bonds. The S&P 500 SPDRs (SPY) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average SPDRs (DIA) closed at all-time highs. US Aggregate Bond iShares (AGG) broke to a 42 month high.

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August 23rd, 2025

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