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MARKET NOTEBOOK, March 8, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Coronavirus concerns dominated trading last week as bonds outperformed with the exception of high-yield. Equity prices as measured by the S&P 500 moved dramatically in both directions and eventually...
MARKET NOTEBOOK, March 1, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> It was a wild ride in both bond and equity markets last week. Bond prices, with the exception of high yield, moved higher while equity prices moved sharply lower on coronavirus fears. As measured from...
MARKET NOTEBOOK, February 23, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Bonds moved higher on the week while equities retreated as market participant's concerns regarding the impact of the coronavirus grew. Continued volatility associated with the coronavirus is expected.The...
Market Notebook, January 26, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities moved lower along with high yield bonds while high quality bonds moved higher on the week. Virus fears coming out of China contributed to investor caution and a move out of risk assets....
Market Notebook, January 19, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Both global equities and the bond complex moved higher on the week. The recent run up in prices has created a lot of "winners" who will act to aggressively protect recent gains once apparently negative...
MARKET NOTEBOOK, January 12, 2020
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Global equities nudged higher last week. Equities within certain countries performed better than others with many inching higher or consolidating on the week. The bond complex traded towards the high end...
Market Notebook, Year End, 2019
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Full Year Data, 2019 This edition of the notebook attempts to capture the full year 2019 total return performance for future reference. Economic data and charts may reflect a period beyond year...
Market Notebook, September 1st, 2019
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Win Win Week for Bonds and Global Equities The bond complex remained strong during the last week, while global equities rebounded nicely, setting up a win win scenario for diversified investors....
Market Notebook, August 25th, 2019
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> U.S. and China Trade Fears Roil Equities The trade war between the U.S. and China came to the fore late last week, roiling equity markets and shoring up bond market gains. Expect such volatility to...
Market Notebook, August 18th, 2019
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Inverted Yield Curve Sparks Recession Concerns During the last week, global equities struggled while the bond complex rallied on global growth concerns. Financial news outlets focused on yield curve...