Welcome to Five in Five, a monthly publication from the Investment Team at BTC Capital Management. Each month we share graphs around five topics that illustrate the current state of the markets, with brief commentary that can be absorbed in five minutes or less. We hope you find this high-level commentary to be beneficial and...
Catch a Wave and You’re Sitting on Top of the World … The United States surged during the second quarter, which continued through this past week as the Russell 3000 advanced 2.4%. U.S. small-caps advanced 4.3% for the week while large-caps rose 2.3%. Outside the United States, the MSCI All‑Country World Index ex-USA rose 1.8%....
Risk De-escalation, Market Escalation Both stock and bond markets rallied this past week confident that yet another shock to the economy had passed. The week was steeped in rising risk as a widening Middle East conflict had the potential of cutting off 20% of global oil supply. History suggests most geopolitically led selloffs are short...
