This Past Week in the Markets
U.S. markets ended the week down slightly and foreign markets were up slightly. The 10-year treasury yield poked above 3% mid-week but ended at 2.96%. Other than that, the market’s took their cue from earnings announcements each day. The European Central Bank left monetary policy unchanged with its key interest rate at 0%, The ECB […]
This Week in the Markets
The markets ended the week with small losses. Stock prices were driven each day by earnings news. The 10 year treasury was nearly unchanged, however short term yields rose, flattening the yield curve. Commodities were mixed with gold prices down and silver and copper up. Oil prices had significant gains for the week due to […]
This Past Week in the Markets
U.S. Stocks and international stocks ended the week with significant gains. Markets were encouraged by Chinese President Xi Jinping taking a conciliatory stance on trade and indicating that China was ready to lower tariffs on U.S. automobiles. Towards week end President Trump instructed his advisors to look into rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership. It was believed […]
Weekly Market Commentary
Stocks ended the week with moderate losses primarily due to trade uncertainties. On Monday, China enacted retaliatory tariffs on $3BN worth of U.S. exports such as pork and wine. On Thursday, the Trump administration announced it was looking at tariffs on an additional $100BN in Chinese imports. On Friday the selloff was triggered by news […]
Weekly Market Commentary
Stocks were mixed this holiday shortened week with most indices posting modest gains and the Nasdaq posting losses. For the 1st quarter stocks were lower for the first quarterly loss since 2015. Looking at the month ahead, 1st quarter earnings will be in full swing in mid-April. We see earnings as a positive catalyst for […]
