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...

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equities closed mostly lower for the week amid continued concerns over slowing global economic growth and the chaotic Brexit process playing out between the United Kingdom and the European Union. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note declined...