Equities Retreat to New Lows Amid Rising Bond Yields Equities traded lower this week with the S&P 500 trading at its lowest level of the year. The index finished down 1.9% on the week and is down 21.1% on the year. Emerging markets were down 6% on the week as global currency and bond market...
Focus on the Fed This week all eyes were focused on the Fed in anticipation of their rate decision. Change was expected, but would it be an increase of 75 basis points or 100 basis points, given the prior week’s report of the Consumer Price Index rising 8.3% year‑over‑year? Recall the Fed has stated its...
Investors are consistently being barraged with a variety of economic and financial market data points. Whether it’s the most recent release of quarterly GDP figures or which stocks saw the biggest price moves during a specific trading session, the onslaught of information is non-stop. Compounding this issue for investors is the never-ending commentary from a...
