Since emerging from the 2008 financial crisis, markets can overall be considered cooperative. Stocks have continued to move higher, while falling bond yields saw fixed income investors enjoy bumper returns. Volatility remained low relative to history, and while we did...
After significant selling earlier in the week, global equity markets came under further pressure today as investors grapple with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and its impact on economic growth. As of this writing, the S&P 500 Index is down -10.7% for the...
February 11, 2020. By Mark Barry Written with information as available on January 31, 2020: Concern over the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus has continued to weigh on markets, with the S&P 500 Index and MSCI China Index down about -1.80% and -2.00% respectively on...
November 19, 2019. By Mark Barry: The macro picture has become more supportive for US equity markets in recent weeks. Economic data is suggesting continued growth, monetary policy is becoming more accommodative, and rhetoric from the US and China indicates a possible...
May 10, 2019. By J.D. Wolfsberg: We have seen generally upward trending markets thus far year-to-date following the sell-off in the last quarter of 2018, with the S&P 500 (including dividends) up 15.31% so far this year. The Federal Reserve has observed that the...
