By: Laura Hochstetler | On: April 20, 2019 |
Market Action Global equities increased slightly on the week. The US 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.56% from 2.50% last week, while the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: April 13, 2019 |
Market Action Global equities rose this week while the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose 6 basis points to 2.55% on signs of a stabilizing global economy. The […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: April 6, 2019 |
Market Action Global equities were higher on the week; so too were yields on the 10-year US Treasury note, which rose to 2.49% from 2.42% a week ago on signs […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 4, 2019 |
On March 28, the 10-year Treasury’s yield dropped to 2.34% due to exaggerated fears of an imminent recession. The drop in rates in the first quarter of this year (see […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: March 30, 2019 |
Market Action Global equities rose on the week as interest rates rebounded from their recent lows in developed markets. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.40% from […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 25, 2019 |
This Friday, March 29th, was supposed to be the day of Brexit. The earliest possible date for Brexit has now been pushed back to April 12th. Over the course of […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: March 23, 2019 |
Market Action The Mueller report was delivered to the US Attorney General early evening hours yesterday. Depending on its findings it could generate market turmoil next week. Global equities fell […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 20, 2019 |
Just after the market closed on Tuesday, Federal Express issued an earnings warning. Specifically, it reported declining international revenue and blamed it on deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and weaker global trade […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: March 16, 2019 |
Market Action Global equities rose this week amid optimism over progress on US-China trade and on hopes that global growth may be stabilizing. The US 10-year Treasury note declined to […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 13, 2019 |
Homer is the classical epic. Virgil is the epic of Rome. Sirat Bani Hilal is the Arabian epic. Dante is the epic of Christendom. Milton is the epic of the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 17, 2019 |
Echoes from the Riviera of Purgatory: Investing for the Future
“China is in deep trouble”; “China is recovering” “All hell is breaking loose with the trade war”; “We are very close to a trade deal” “Brexit on March 29th”; “Brexit […]