For a second straight week, stocks rose in the face of trade war escalation. In the week after enacting tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods, President Trump announced his intention to…
Trade talk dominated headlines in June. Generally speaking, escalation and new tariffs pushed markets down while conciliatory comments raised the tide. The overall outcome was asymmetric,…
Despite rising stakes in the trade conflict with China, stocks still rose this week. The US enacted tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods and China retaliated immediately with duties on…
Stocks finished lower as ongoing trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment. On Wednesday, President Trump said he would use national security rules to curb Chinese investment in US…
Global markets were mostly down for the week amid concerns of an intensifying trade war. Markets broke their losing streak and rebounded a little bit on Wednesday as Federal Reserve…
Equities largely ignored any risk tied to President Trump’s summit in Singapore. Equities rose Monday in anticipation of the meeting and again on Tuesday. There was a brief selloff…
While financial media was focused on the G-7 talks and other geopolitical issues, stocks continued their march higher. Interest rates were up only modestly, but Financials (seen as…
With a sizzling earnings season wrapped up, investor focus in May shifted to a myriad of geopolitical issues. An overall theme was change and inconsistency. With China, threats of tariffs…
Ebbs and flows in trade talks, Italian populism, and the North Korea summit paired with a strong jobs report left stocks modestly higher after a volatile week. With multiple geopolitical…
This weekend we remember those who died in service of the United State’s Armed Forces. Memorial Day is Monday, the 28th. Market movement this week was relatively uneventful. China and…
Global markets seesawed over the last five days as investors grappled with many of the same headlines, including North Korea, Iran, increasing bond yields and rebounding oil. Virtually all…
Equity investors overlooked President Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord and pushed stocks higher. Energy prices rose with increased tensions, with Brent crude oil prices…
