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 continue. The...

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 inversion as a...

Market Notebook, April 28, 2019

 <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...

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 economy by...

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 rate...