by Laura Hochstetler | Oct 5, 2019 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities declined this past week amid signs of slowing US growth. The outlook for slower growth also pushed down the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note 14 basis points to 1.54%. The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell...
by Laura Hochstetler | Sep 28, 2019 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities were modestly lower on the week, while the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note declined 9 basis points to 1.69%. The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined $3 to $55.65 as most Saudi oil production came back on...
by Laura Hochstetler | Sep 21, 2019 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities closed higher on the week while the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note declined 8 basis points to 1.78% and the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose $3.50 after Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure was damaged...
by Laura Hochstetler | Sep 14, 2019 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities rose on the week while interest rates moved up sharply. Easing recession fears and hopes for progress in US-China and Brexit talks helped boost investor sentiment. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose 30 basis points to 1.86%...
by Laura Hochstetler | Sep 7, 2019 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities rose last week as part of a risk-on rally in asset prices due to a slightly brighter outlook for US-China trade talks, receding risks of an imminent no-deal Brexit, and hopes that tensions in Hong Kong will abate. The yield on the US...