by Cory Haupt | Dec 31, 2017 | Market Notebook
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 year it appears that 2017 is shaping up to be a bang up...
by Cory Haupt | Dec 31, 2017 | Market Notebook
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 and rebounded...
by Cory Haupt | Dec 31, 2017 | Market Notebook
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 dynamics of the...
by Cory Haupt | Dec 31, 2017 | Market Notebook
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. Generally speaking,...
by Cory Haupt | Dec 7, 2017 | Market Notebook
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 rate...
