Investment Commentary –May 22nd, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close May 22ndh, 2018 Dow 24,834 (0.47%) S&P 2,724 (1.90%) NASDAQ 7,378 (6.88%) Gold $1,296 (-1.77%) OIL $72.09 (20.63%) US 10Y Treasury 3.05 (64.07%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-2.71%) Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (last increase was 3/21/18) Stocks close lower as trade, geopolitical [...]
Investment Commentary –May 15th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close May 15th, 2018 Dow 24,706 (-0.05%) S&P 2,711 (1.42%) NASDAQ 7,351 (6.49%) Gold $1,292 (-1.70%) OIL $71.61 (19.09%) US 10Y Treasury 3.071 (66.04%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-2.34%) Fed Funds Rate 1.75 Dow breaks 8-day winning streak U.S. equity markets closed solidly [...]
Investment Commentary –May 8th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close May 8th, 2018 Dow 24,360 (-1.45%) S&P 2,671 (-0.06%) NASDAQ 7,266 (5.27%) Gold $1,312 (-0.14%) OIL $67.44 (12.87%) US 10Y Treasury 3.08 (59.64%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-2.37%) Stock market set to get lift from energy sector after Trump’s Iran move boosts [...]
Investment Commentary – May 1st, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close May 1st, 2018 Dow 24,099 (-2.51%) S&P 2,654 (-0.70%) NASDAQ 7,130 (3.29%) Gold $1,305 (-0.72%) OIL $67.44 (12.87%) US 10Y Treasury 2.96 (55.38%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-3.50%) Tech rally lifts S&P 500, Nasdaq; Dow falls for 3rd straight session U.S. [...]
Investment Commentary –April 24th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 24TH, 2018 Dow 24,011 (-2.86%) S&P 2,631 (-1.55%) NASDAQ 7,001 (1.41%) Gold $1,333 (1.43%) OIL $67.79 (13.42%) US 10Y Treasury 2.99 (58.06%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-2.41%) Dow has longest losing streak in a year as stocks slump broadly The Dow [...]
Investment Commentary – April 17th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 17th, 2018 Dow 24,573 (0.27%) S&P 2,706 (1.23%) NASDAQ 7,281 (5.47%) Gold $1,350 (1.54%) OIL $66.46 (5.99%) US 10Y Treasury 2.77 (41.06%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-1.66%) Stocks end higher as tech and consumer shares rally U.S. equity markets closed [...]
Investment Commentary –April 10th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 10th, 2018 Dow 24,408 (-1.26%) S&P 2,656 (-0.63%) NASDAQ 7,094 (2.77%) Gold $1,342 (2.14%) OIL $65.59 (9.39%) US 10Y Treasury 2.80 (39.38%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-2.20%) Dow jumps over 400 points as China’s Xi soothes trade fears The Dow Jones [...]
Investment Commentary –April 3rd, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 3rd, 2018 Dow 24,030 (-2.78%) S&P 2,614 (-2.21%) NASDAQ 6,941 (0.55%) Gold $1,335 (1.54%) OIL $63.56 (5.99%) US 10Y Treasury 2.77 (37.46%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-2.57%) Stocks rebound after huge tech-driven selloff U.S. stocks moved between slight losses and solid [...]
Investment Commentary –March 27th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close March 27th, 2018 Dow 23,857 (-3.49%) S&P 2,612 (-2.28%) NASDAQ 7,008 (1.53%) Gold $1,350 (2.72%) OIL $64.67 (7.84%) US 10Y Treasury 2.77 (36.18%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-1.98%) Stocks end lower, led by technology rout U.S. stocks ended sharply lower Tuesday, as [...]
Investment Commentary –March 20th, 2018 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close March 20th, 2018 Dow 24,727 (0.03%) S&P 2,716 (1.62%) NASDAQ 7,364 (6.68%) Gold $1,310 (0.06%) OIL $63.42 (5.52%) US 10Y Treasury 2.895 (8.51%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-1.98%) Stock market rebounds from tech selloff as energy sector aids advance U.S. stocks ended [...]