The Dow, S&P 500, and NASDAQ all notched new record highs last week. Overall, equities were mixed with tech and energy stocks posting nice gains while small caps lost ground. The yield curve flattened meaningfully with short rates (2y [...]

Robust technology sector earnings propelled U.S. equity markets, interest rates, and commodities higher. The S&P 500 has brushed off “Washington chaos”, “North Korea”, “Fed rate hikes”, “excessive valuations”, and a weak run of econom [...]

U.S. equity markets hit record highs across the board last week while we saw some weakness in the overseas equity markets. Supportive narratives included strong corporate earnings and a DC budget approval, which still requires compromise [...]

U.S. equity markets posted respectable gains last week as strong economic data continued to roll in both here and abroad. Treasury yields increased for a fourth consecutive week as interest rates climbed higher across the curve and the 30 [...]

Last week wrapped up the month and the quarter with most attention now looking forward to the kickoff of third quarter earnings season and whether the home stretch of 2017 will deliver any notable policy initiatives. One significant U.S. [...]

Last week was profiled by North Korea tensions rising anew and Fed meetings with policy announcements. Equity markets were fairly benign with large cap U.S. stocks posting a second consecutive, albeit small gain, while smaller cap indices [...]

Global growth and low interest rates propelled U.S. equity markets to record levels last week. U.S. indices notched a trifecta with the DJIA, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all hitting record levels. The DJIA posted its best week of the year. Hu [...]