At the close of business last Friday, global equities were lower on the week as the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note surged as high 4.5% on the week before drifting down to 4.47%. The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil added $0.50 to $90.50 while the price of a…
Read The ArticleAt the close of business last Friday, global equities were higher on the week, having withstood several bouts of volatility as investors reacted to a steady stream of banking-related headlines. The yield on the US 10-year note fell 30 basis points from a week ago to 3.41% as investors expect the recent surge in financial…
At the close of business last Friday, global equities were lower on the week amid a spike in concerns over the banking sector. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note tumbled from 4.01% a week ago to 3.74% on Friday. The VIX rose to 23.6 from 19.3. The price of a barrel of West…
As of the close of business last Friday, global equities were higher on the week despite a continued rise in bond yields. The yield on the US 10-year note reached 4.02% from 3.95% last Friday while the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose $3.25 to $77.50. Volatility, as measured by…
As of the close of business last Friday, global equities were lower on the week as the combination of resilient economic data and stubborn inflation suggests that central banks will have to hike interest rates further. As we have stated in our client meetings this year, we expect solid growth in portfolio values in 2023,…
At the close of business last Friday, global equities were marginally higher on the week as investors raised their forecasts for how high policy rates will rise in the United States and the eurozone. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.88% from 3.72% a week ago while the price of a…
At the close of business last Friday, global equities were slightly lower on the week as rising yields offered investors an alternative to stocks. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose 0.19% to 3.72% from a week ago while the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil added $1 to…
Global equities were higher on the week but off their peaks, as robust US labour data suggest the US Federal Reserve may need to tighten monetary policy more than investors have expected. The yield on the US 10-year note was little changed at 3.53% after trading as low as 3.33% in the wake of what…
Global equities rose from a week ago as the US economy grew at a faster pace than expected. Compared with last Friday, the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note was slightly higher at 3.52%, while the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell slightly to 80.1. Volatility, as measured by…
SPECIAL NOTE: If you have not done so already, please call Glen, Mike, Joe or Nels to book your annual review meeting. Global equities were marginally higher this past week as the earnings season started in earnest. Investors appear to have interpreted soft US economic data as good news for equities and a sign that…
SPECIAL NOTE: if you haven’t done so already, please call Glen, Mike, Joe, or Nels to book your annual review meeting. Global equities were higher on the week amid further evidence that US inflation continues to slow. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note fell 0.13% from the week before to 3.47%, while…
At the close of business last Friday, global equities were higher for the first week of the new year. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note declined 163 basis points to 3.60% since our report while the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell $4.50 to $74.75. Volatility, as measured…
At the close of business last Friday, global equities were sharply lower on the week after hawkish rhetoric from the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank dispelled the notion of a dovish central bank pivot any time soon. The yield on the 10-year note was little changed at 3.52% while the price of…
