Quick Takes The S&P 500 slipped -0.7% for the week, its fourth straight weekly decline. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and small cap Russell 2000 had slight gains for the week, up +0.1% and +0.5%, respectively. The MSCI EAFE sank -1.6% and the MSCI Emerging...
Quick Takes U.S. stocks and bonds fell for a third straight week. The S&P 500 Index, Nasdaq Composite Index, and Russell 2000 Index all ended the week with losses of about -3% to -4%. Non-U.S. stocks fell about -2.1%. Meanwhile, U.S. and non-U.S. bonds were down...
Quick Takes U.S. stocks and bonds dipped lower again as oil prices, Treasury yields, and the U.S. Dollar continue to climb higher. The S&P 500 Index, Nasdaq Composite Index, and Russell 2000 Index all ended the week with slim declines of -0.2 to -0.4%. The U.S....
Quick Takes Global stocks and bonds closed lower over the holiday-shortened week amid concerns about additional interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, rising oil prices, a slowdown in China’s economy, and that China may be targeting U.S. technology...
Key Points Stocks Take a Breather August lived up to its reputation as a difficult month, with most major indices posting monthly declines. But although August’s declines were broad-based, they were relatively shallow. The S&P 500 Index fell -1.6% in August (total...
Quick Takes A run of soft economic and inflation reports, including weaker-than-expected job openings and consumer confidence earlier last week, plus slowing new nonfarm payrolls late in the week, suggests the job market is cooling and eases the pressure on the Fed to...
