Equities Struggle With Higher Costs
Major equity indexes ended the first four months of the year in negative territory. The S&P 500 Index fell 13.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
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Stocks Have A Tough First Quarter – Equity Overview
The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond rose above the S&P 500 Index yield in March, meaning that the 2.32% yield on the 10 year...
Equities Have A Rough Start Of The Year
Optimistic earnings expectations helped to reinforce equities following heightened volatility throughout January. Many analysts believe that recent earnings improvements are merely a result of stimulus...
Major Indexes Reach New Highs In October
Major equity indexes were up in October, with the Dow Jones Industrial, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Indexes all reaching new highs. Equities were resilient...
Stocks Advanced Cautiously In July
Concerns surrounding the Delta variant and rapid rise in infections drove equity volatility higher as economic and earnings growth estimates were redrawn. Equity markets were...
Domestic Equity Markets July 2021
The 2nd quarter ended positively for major global indexes, with the S&P 500 index posting gains for 10 of the 11 sectors. Top performing sectors...
Equities Maintain Some Upward Momentum
Strong earnings and economic data helped propel equities higher in April, along with abundant liquidity provided by the Fed in the form of bond buying...
Yields Approach An Inflection Point
Despite a sell off in equity markets towards the end of February, equity indexes managed to post a gain for the month, with energy and...
Market Indexes March 2021
MARCH 2021 (all values as of 02.26.2021) Stock Indices: Dow Jones 30,932 S&P 500 3,811 Nasdaq 13,192 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr Treasury 0.14% 10...
Volatility Returns To Markets – Domestic Equity Update
Equity indexes were nearly unchanged in January following volatility that drove prices higher and lower throughout the month. Market performance for prior Januarys have historically...