by Cory Haupt | Apr 28, 2019 | Market Notebook
<CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK’S NOTEBOOK> Role Reversal Last week, roles reversed as global equities generally consolidated while the bond complex rose smartly in price. Busy Economic Data Release Schedule One might expect an uptick in volatility during the...
by Cory Haupt | Apr 21, 2019 | Market Notebook
<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 economy by...
by Cory Haupt | Dec 31, 2017 | Market Notebook
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 World ETF returned nearly 24% on a total return basis. 2017...
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...
