by Rachel Poole | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities were stronger on the week while the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note dropped two basis points to 1.57%. The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil increased to $52.00 from $50.65 last week. Volatility, as...
by Joel Charalambakis | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
“So your advantage of scale can be an informational advantage. If I go to some remote place, I may see Wrigley chewing gum alongside Glotz’s chewing gum. Well, I know that Wrigley is a satisfactory product, whereas I don’t know anything about Glotz’s. So if one is 40...
by Rachel Poole | Feb 8, 2020 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities improved on the week as fears of a coronavirus pandemic that would cripple economic growth began to subside. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rebounded to 1.59% from 1.53%. However, the price of a barrel of West Texas...
by John E. Charalambakis | Feb 6, 2020 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
The coronavirus has been credited with causing recent market volatility. In a single day last week, the gains made in January were wiped out, while this week the market gains erased all of last week losses. Could it be that the market is searching for direction and...
by Rachel Poole | Feb 3, 2020 | Crossroads, Uncategorized
Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded last month, and which may affect economic, financial and geopolitical issues in the months ahead: North America An airstrike launched by the US government in Iraq killed top Iranian general Qassem...
by Rachel Poole | Feb 1, 2020 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities struggled this week as worries over the coronavirus spread faster than the virus itself. Anxiety about the outbreak caused the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note to fall 17 basis points to 1.53%, as the yield curve flattened....