Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equities mostly rose on a volatile week, shaking off recent declines to open 2019. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note stands at 2.66%, down about 10 basis points from pre-holiday levels. A barrel of WTI crude oil closed at $48 while...

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Last week stocks experienced one of their most tumultuous periods of the past decade highlighted by extreme moves in both directions. This included the worst-ever Christmas Eve performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, followed by a dramatic...

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equities fell sharply on the week and the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped into bear territory (20% decline from recent highs). In fact, year-to-date performance for the all-world equity index (market capitalization weighted) has dropped to almost...

Weekly Market Update

Market Action US equities fell along with global stocks on Friday, rounding out a week of volatile trading as investors waded through trade dispute developments and other geopolitical events. Yields on the US 10-year Treasury note were unchanged at 2.89% while the...

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equities declined on the week amid increasing concerns over global growth and lingering trade tensions. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note slumped nearly 14 basis points from a week ago, to 2.85%, while volatility, as measured by the CBOE...

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equities closed mostly higher for the week, with US equities showing the greatest increase at about 5% on the week. (The S&P 500 Index recorded its best weekly gain since December 2011.) The yield on the US 10-year Treasury declined 4 basis...