Market Action The leaders of the G7 countries met in Quebec Friday and Saturday, amid deep tension about US tariffs and other issues. Members issued a joint statement on Saturday […]

Market Action A coalition deal was reached in Italy as the Five Star Movement and League officially joined forces to govern the eurozone’s third-largest economy. In Spain, Pedro Sanchez claimed […]

Market Action The EU began enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which applies to any company doing business in the bloc and includes new privacy rights as well as […]

Market Action The stock market gave back 25% of last week’s gains as investors watched US-China trade tensions. Both the Dow and S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq lost […]

Market Action Global equities showed a solid advance on the week, helping push the major US benchmarks back into positive territory for the year to date. Crude oil prices reached […]

Market Action Argentina’s central bank shocked markets by raising interest rates to 40 percent on Friday. The peso moved nearly 5 percent higher to 21.17 against the dollar, but remains […]

Market Action Global equities were little changed on the week, recovering ground lost at midweek. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose three basis points from last Friday, […]

Market Action Global equities rose modestly this week, boosted by broad strength in commodities and a strong start to earnings season. The blended earnings growth rate, which combines the S&P […]

Market Action Global equities climbed this week despite fluctuating sentiment about the prospects of a trade war between the US and China and heightened geopolitical tension over Syria. Oil prices […]

Market Action This week has been challenging for investors as they struggle to grapple with the impact of trade threats and counter-threats between the US and China. China responded to […]