Weekly Market Update

By: Rachel Poole | On: December 21, 2019 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action   Global equities reached record highs this week, driven in part by declining trade and geopolitical uncertainty. All three major US indices, as well as the STOXX 600 […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: December 14, 2019 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action   By the end of the week, US equity markets were trading slightly below all-time highs set earlier in the day on Friday. The yield on the US […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: December 7, 2019 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action By the end of the week global equities recovered from losses earlier in the week. This was partially due to a very strong US employment report. The strong […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: November 23, 2019 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action   Compared to last week, global equities are expected to close modestly lower. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note declined 6 basis points to 1.77% and […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: November 16, 2019 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action   Amidst the renewed hope for a US-China trade agreement and the receding fears of a recession, major US equity indices are set to close at record highs. […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: November 9, 2019 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action The announcement that the United States and China have made progress towards phase one of a trade agreement brought a wave of confidence to the markets. Global equities […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: November 2, 2019 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Thanks to a better than expected October for US earnings and a strong employment report, global equities rose this week. Yield on the US 10-year Treasury note fell […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: October 26, 2019 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action This week saw only marginal global equity gains as there were mixed third-quarter earnings results and rather dull Brexit news. As measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: October 19, 2019 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equity markets boosted slightly after a strong start to the third-quarter earnings season which has been offset somewhat by slow developments in global trade talks and Brexit […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 11, 2019 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equity markets were buoyed late in the week by hopes for a truce in the US–China trade war and optimism that a Brexit deal might be reached […]