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Friday, May 26, 2023 Index Performance View enlarged chart U.S. and International Equities Markets Mixed U.S. stocks ended the week mixed as growth sectors continue to lead. Year to date, growth sectors have outperformed as some investors believe the slowing …...
Friday, May 26, 2023 Yesterday was the 100th trading day of 2023, and a productive 100 days for stocks it was. Through that 100th trading day on May 25, about 40% of the way through the year, the S&P 500 … Continue reading...
Friday, May 26, 2023 Key Takeaways: Both longer-term Treasury yields and short-term Treasury yields tend to decline during recessions, but the effect is larger and more consistent with short-term Treasuries. Over the last eight recessions, the median maximum yield...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Key Takeaways: Momentum picked up steam for the S&P 500 last week until overhead resistance came into play at 4,200. Stocks have once again struggled to surpass this hurdle, although it shouldn’t be too surprising given … Continue...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 U.S. Treasury yields are generally higher over the past week with the two-year trading around 4.4%. The 0.50% increase in the two-year yield since last Monday is largely due to markets pricing out rate cuts later … Continue reading...
Friday, May 19, 2023 Index Performance View enlarged chart U.S. and International Equities Markets Higher U.S. stocks ended the week higher as growth sectors led the advance. Year-to-date, growth have outperformed as some investors believe the slowing economy will...
Friday, May 19, 2023 Key Takeaways: The pain trade for the broader market is higher as sentiment and positioning remain extremely bearish. Despite all the negativity, risk appetite appears to be building among hedge fund managers, who added exposure to … Continue...
Thursday, May 18, 2023 The latest weekly data from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) showed individual investor sentiment is still at depressed levels. This is perhaps not surprising as investors have built up a “wall of worry” from … Continue...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Growth of Private Credit Private Credit has become a main player in the lending market, which used to be predominantly controlled by the banks. As seen in the chart below, assets under management have grown substantially … Continue reading...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 After years of waiting for cash to be a viable asset class again, investors have flocked into money market funds to take advantage of higher Treasury yields. In fact, with over $5 trillion in assets, money … Continue reading...