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Market Notebook, April 21, 2019
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Last week, global equities performed well while the bond complex consolidated.The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index expanded in March. The slowing rate of expansion may mean a slower real...
Market Notebook December 31st, 2017
Strong Week for Global Equities and Commodities Last week was a strong week for global equities and commodities, helping to push equity prices back towards their all time highs. VT, Vanguard’s Total...
Market Notebook December 22nd, 2017
Focus on Inflation The markets appeared focused on inflation expectations last week as many parts of the bond complex came under pressure. World equity markets held up well. With a few days left in the...
Market Notebook December 17th, 2017
U.S. Equity Markets Performed Well U.S. equity markets performed well last week while the remainder of the world equity markets were basically a mixed bag. Junk bonds were muted and continue to struggle. Coffee Coffee put in a new recent low...
Market Notebook December 10th, 2017
Consolidation Week Generally speaking, last week might be described as a consolidation week for the markets. The price action exhibited, was that of a “healthy” market. Gold Gold was a stand out as prices came off sharply. Depending on the...
Market Notebook December 3rd, 2017
Market Volatility The most interesting development last week was Friday’s volatility. Large intraday moves that amounted to a flash in the pan when all was said and done. Fear evaporated quickly as weakness in pricing was quickly bought....
Market Notebook November 26th, 2017
Last Week's Price Action The previous week saw a sharp global equity rally to include U.S. equities along with further sharp recovery in high yield or junk bond prices. The market appears to have shrugged off most concerns including interest...