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Market Notebook, December 27th, 2020

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> U.S. equities traded in a range while bonds moved higher during the last week.The number of states with an RT below 1.0 improved again week over week. This is positive news.Expect chop in the coming week surrounding the,...

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Market Notebook, December 20th, 2020

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities traded generally higher on the week while bonds appeared to be range bound.The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index improved in November, bringing the index to within about 3% off of its 2020 high,...

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Market Notebook, December 14th, 2020

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Although U.S. equities were generally lower over the previous week they remain in what appears to be a near term uptrend. Bonds reversed course and moved higher on the week.It appears as though a vaccine has been approved...

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Market Notebook, December 6th, 2020

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> U.S. equities made new highs while bonds ex high yield, retreated last week.In the short to medium term, market participants are likely to be interested in the strength of the real economic recovery globally. Will the...

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Market Notebook, November 29th, 2020

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Both global equities and bonds traded higher last week.The theme of winners and losers continues. Normalization of economic activity is well off into the future, however, market price action is signaling participant's...

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Market Notebook, November 22nd, 2020

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities mostly outperformed U.S. equities last week with U.S. equities finishing the week in what could be called a consolidation range. BND, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF closed above the 20 day Exponential...

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Market Notebook, November 15th, 2020

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities moved sharply higher while the bond complex largely retreated last week. High yield bonds were the exception. BND, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF closed above the 20 day Exponential Moving Average and...

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Market Notebook, November 8th, 2020

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Both global equities and bonds tracked higher last week. BND, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF closed above the 20 day Exponential Moving Average and 50 day Simple Moving Average, potentially snapping the down trend.The...

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Market Notebook, November 1st, 2020

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities retreated last week while bonds tried to stage a rally and then failed, thus remaining within what appears to be a down trend. BND, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF remained below the 20 day Exponential...

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Market Notebook, October 25th, 2020

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities were mixed last week while U.S. equities slid and bonds appeared solidly entrenched in a down trend. BND, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF remained below the 20 day Exponential Moving Average and 50 day...

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