Weekly Market Update

Market Action   While equity markets in the U.S. pulled out small gains fixed income movements dominated discussion during this past week. Considerable moves in longer term bonds in the U.S. and Europe captured attention with benchmark rates hitting their highs...

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Thanks to a strong rally following the April jobs report U.S. markets were able to recover from their grizzly performance earlier in the week. Bonds also sold off, pushing yields higher and fueling the Financials sector’s leadership for the week. The...

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Markets around the globe struggled to maintain their recent upward momentum this week. In the U.S. poor economic data sent markets on a spiral before recovering most of their losses on Friday. Materials and Energy were the leading sectors this week....

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Volatility stayed on at low levels throughout the week, as little macroeconomic data was reported and earnings held the spotlight. Notable names in the Telecoms, Consumer Discretionary and Technology sectors announced strong earnings to help propel those...

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Mild gains during the week got wiped out on Friday in U.S. markets. The Dow wiped out its gains from 2015 with Friday’s selloff as commentators threw out several possible reasons for the fall ranging from new Chinese margin rules to Greece to poor core...

Weekly Market Update

Market Action U.S. markets offered some needed stability for investors this week. All sectors posted gains during the week while volatility cooled down as earnings season for Q1 was kicked off on Wednesday. Energy stocks led the way this week as rising crude prices...