Investment Commentary – May 30th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close May 30th, 2017 Dow 21,029 (6.41% YTD) S&P 2,412 (7.78% YTD) NASDAQ 6,203 (15.23% YTD) Gold $1,265 (9.13%) OIL $49.52 (-12.76%) US 10Y Treasury 2.209 (-23.65%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.08% YTD) Wall Street slips as energy, financials lose ground U.S. stocks inched lower [...]
Investment Commentary – May 23rd, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close May 23rd, 2017 Dow 20,938 (5.95% YTD) S&P 2,398 (7.09% YTD) NASDAQ 6,138 (14.04% YTD) Gold $1,251 (8.17%) OIL $51.51 (-9.23%) US 10Y Treasury 2.287 (-15.85%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.07% YTD) Wall Street edges higher as investors assess Trump's budget Wall Street edged [...]
Investment Commentary – May 16th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close May 16th, 2017 Dow 20,979 (6.14% YTD) S&P 2,400 (7.069% YTD) NASDAQ 6,169 (13.70% YTD) Gold $1,236 (6.84%) Oil $48.61 (-13.93%) US 10Y Treasury 2.327 (-11.80%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.57% YTD) S&P 500 ends flat; retail earnings mixed The S&P 500 and the [...]
Investment Commentary – May 9th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close May 5th, 2017 Dow 20,975 (6.14% YTD) S&P 2,396 (7.06% YTD) NASDAQ 6,120 (13.70% YTD) Gold $1,220 (5.47%) OIL $45.84 (-18.82%) US 10Y Treasury 2.394 (-5.10%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.27% YTD) Fed official warns Fannie-Freddie reforms could cause shocks A Federal Reserve official [...]
Investment Commentary –May 2nd, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close May 2nd, 2017 Dow 20,949 (6.01% YTD) S&P 2,391 (6.80% YTD) NASDAQ 6,095 (13.23% YTD) Gold $1,265 (8.69%) OIL $47.59 (-15.76%) US 10Y Treasury 2.29 (-15.41%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.37% YTD) Wall Street staggers sideways as Apple helps, autos drag U.S. stocks were little [...]
Investment Commentary – April 25th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close April 25th, 2017 Dow 20,996 (6.24% YTD) S&P 2,388 (6.69% YTD) NASDAQ 6,025 (11.93% YTD) Gold $1,265 (9.33%) OIL $49.70 (-12.04%) US 10Y Treasury 2.33 (-11.29%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.60% YTD) The Nasdaq just set a major stock-market milestone Nasdaq hits 6,000-level as [...]
Investment Commentary – April 18, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close April 18, 2017 • Dow 20,636 (5.12% YTD) • S&P 2,349 (5.54% YTD) • NASDAQ 5,856 (8.80% YTD) • Gold $1,284 (11.62%) • OIL $52.65 (-6.60%) • US 10Y Treasury 2.29 (-26.98%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.06% YTD) U.S. stocks closer lower as [...]
Investment Commentary –April 11th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close March 11th, 2017 Dow 20,651 (5.22% YTD) S&P 2,353 (5.89% YTD) NASDAQ 5,866 (9.25% YTD) Gold $1,275 (10.24%) OIL $53.38 US 10Y Treasury 2.29 (-15.00%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.06% YTD) Wall Street ends down; geopolitical risks weigh ahead of earnings U.S. stocks ended down [...]
Investment Commentary –April 4th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close April 4th, 2017 Dow 20,689 (4.75% YTD) S&P 2,360 (5.37% YTD) NASDAQ 5,898 (9.14% YTD) Gold $1,258 (7.82%) OIL ($51.17) US 10Y Treasury 2.36 (-8.29%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.08% YTD) Earnings, Trump keep markets in check U.S. stocks closed little changed on Tuesday, as [...]
Investment Commentary –March 28th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close March 28th, 2017 Dow 20,701 (4.75% YTD) S&P 2,359 (5.37% YTD) NASDAQ 5,875 (9.14% YTD) Gold $1,244 (7.82%) OIL $48.34 US 10Y Treasury 2.421 (-0.39%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (0.89% YTD) Closing Bell: Apple at Record High; Dow Snaps Eight-Session Losing Streak as Financials Rise [...]