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Market Notebook, October 18th, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities struggled last week while bonds drifted higher. BND, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF remained below the 20 day Exponential Moving Average and 50 day Simple Moving Average.Recent excess deaths as measured...
Market Notebook, October 11th, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities moved sharply higher while bonds were mixed with high yield moving higher and less risky issues slumping lower. BND, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF remained solidly below the 20 day Exponential Moving...
Market Notebook, October 4th, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities were mixed with the S&P 500 hovering near the 50 day moving average while bonds remained within a longer term consolidation range. Such price action is encouraging given last week's news flow.Somewhat of...
Market Notebook, September 27th, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities pulled back sharply during the last week while bonds moved somewhat lower, remaining within a longer term consolidation range. High yield was an exception, moving below the recent consolidation range.Excess...
Market Notebook, September 20th, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> U.S. equities and bonds appeared to consolidate in a wide ranging channel during the last week. Individual countries diverged and appeared to decrease their price correlation with one another. Various sectors within U.S....
Market Notebook, September 13th, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Roughly speaking, last week could be considered a consolidation week for U.S. equities albeit one with elevated volatility. The bond complex was mixed depending on where in the term structure one were to look. Slow recovery...
Market Notebook, September 6th, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Market "fragility" was on display last week as global equities moved sharply lower while the bond complex largely consolidated. Recovery in the real economy continues at a slow pace. Corona virus infection rates as measured...
Market Notebook, August 30th, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> U.S. equities moved sharply higher last week while longer duration bonds retreated and shorter duration bonds largely consolidated. Global equities were mixed. The "Risk On" trade appeared to be live and well given...
Market Notebook, August 23rd, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> The bond complex gained some ground while U.S. equities advanced last week. Global equities were somewhat disconnected from U.S. markets and roughly consolidated on the week. Market participants in the U.S. continue to look...
Market Notebook, August 16th, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> The bond complex sold off sharply while U.S. equities advanced last week. The bond complex ran into headwinds because of a number of possible factors including better than expected economic data, inflation concerns, and...