The decline of the past two weeks has been just as breathtaking as the rally that preceded it, and we’re still looking for the one big fundamental event that sparked it.  Equity markets entered formal correction territory on Thursday, gen [...]

Last week marked the end of a spectacular January and a taste of long overdue market volatility. Equity markets finished in the red across the board last week pressured largely by concerns of higher interest rates impact on growth. Despit [...]

Equity markets marched higher again last week, with just three days left in the month, the S&P 500 is on pace for its best start since 1987. Dovish remarks from ECB President Mario Draghi put a charge in the markets toward the end of [...]

Last week, U.S. markets (S&P 500) managed to notch two more record highs, looking past the looming government shutdown and rising interest rates. Market internals rotated out of the more cyclical sectors (energy, industrials, consumer [...]

Last week, global equity markets continued their strong start to 2018 supported by improving global economic fundamentals, a positive earnings outlook, robust fiscal stimulus (tax reform), and a six-month high in global equity market infl [...]

Equity markets kicked off 2018 on a positive note with all market sectors apart from defensive oriented utilities and consumer staples posting gains. Both oil and U.S. Treasury yields moved higher as well. Yields moved notably higher in m [...]

U.S. equity markets softened a bit in the final, holiday shortened week of the year. Year‐end profit taking across large cap technology stocks acted as a headwind to major indices. Commodity markets rallied to close out the year, likely a [...]