by fwsadmin | Nov 5, 2023 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
-Darren Leavitt, CFA Global financial markets rallied big time last week on dovish tones from central bankers and on the notion that this interest rate hike cycle may be over. The Bank of Japan kicked the week off with a vague move that sets their 10-year Japanese...
by fwsadmin | Oct 29, 2023 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
-Darren Leavitt, CFA Equity markets faced another wave of selling as the S&P 500 went into correction territory, down 10.13% from the end of July. Investors saw some relief from the bond market, but trade in Sovereign debt continued to lack a safe-haven bid...
by fwsadmin | Oct 22, 2023 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 10/20/2023 -Darren Leavitt, CFA This week, the debt market resumed its sell-off and wreaked havoc on the equity markets. The US 10-year bond yield hit 5% for the first time since 2007, while longer-tenured issues felt the brunt of the...
by fwsadmin | Oct 16, 2023 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 10/13/2023 -Darren Leavitt, CFA US equity markets finished the week with mixed results as investors digested the first tranche of third-quarter earnings results. JP Morgan, Citi Bank, Wells Fargo, and United Healthcare had...
by fwsadmin | Oct 8, 2023 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 10/6/2023 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Investors were treated to another mixed bag of market action as the yield curve steepened on the notion of higher rates for longer. There were several central bank officials that echoed the need to...
by fwsadmin | Oct 1, 2023 | Weekly Market Commentarfy, Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary – 9/29/2023 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Markets finished a difficult month of September with mixed results. The prospect of a government shutdown, along with no real progress in the UAW negotiations and a recalibration of interest rate...