august update
Weekly Market Update for August 27th, 2018
General market news On Monday morning, the 10-, 30-, and 2-year Treasuries opened at 2.81 percent, 2.96 percent, and 2.62 percent, respectively. The spread between the 2- and 10-year notes is again at its flattest level in this economic cycle. Historically, an inverted yield curve—where rates on the short end are higher than on the …
Weekly Market Update for August 20th, 2018
General market news On Monday morning, the yield for the 10-year Treasury opened at 2.85 percent, closer to the bottom of the range in which it had been trading in recent days. The yields for the 30- and 2-year Treasuries were 3.01 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively. Most parts of the curve opened at or …
Market Thoughts for August 2018
Market Thoughts for August
Brad McMillan, Commonwealth Financial Network’s chief investment officer, discusses the U.S. economy, international turmoil, and the U.S. market’s performance at the end of July. Follow Brad at http://blog.commonwealth.com/independent-market-observer.