May stock market

Weekly Market Update for May 27th, 2019

General market news Last week, rates continued to move lower across the curve. The 10-year Treasury, which was as high as 2.47 percent a little over two weeks ago, opened at 2.28 percent early Monday morning. Last week, the 30-year Treasury was at 2.85 percent and was as high as 3 percent four weeks ago;

Weekly Market Update for May 13th, 2019

General market news Treasuries experienced some elevated volatility last week, with the U.S.-China trade talks and the newly imposed tariffs sending money to safety. The 10-year Treasury was as high as 2.48 percent last week and 2.54 percent the week before. It opened early Monday at 2.41 percent. The short end of the curve remains

Weekly Market Update for May 6th, 2019

General market news Rates were very volatile last week, with the 10-year Treasury hitting a low of 2.46 percent on Wednesday and a high of 2.56 percent on Friday. Concerns over trade talks with China drove rates down over the weekend, with the 10-year starting the week at 2.48 percent. S. markets were mixed last

Weekly Market Update for May 29th, 2018

General market news The 10-year Treasury yield dropped to as low as 2.79 percent early Tuesday, while the 30-year opened at 3.05 percent and the 2-year at 2.44 percent. The 10-year had been as high as 3.12 percent a little less than two weeks ago. The steepness of the yield curve (i.e., the spread between

Weekly Market Update for May 21st, 2018

General market news The 10-year Treasury yield opened at 3.07 percent Monday morning, after being as high as 3.12 percent and as low as 2.94 percent last week. Meanwhile, the 30-year opened at 3.21 percent and the 2-year at 2.57 percent. Although the yield curve remains very flat, it has steepened by a few basis

Weekly Market Update for May 14th, 2018

General market news The 10-year Treasury yield remained range-bound between 2.95 percent and 3 percent last week. Meanwhile, the 30-year opened Monday at 3.11 percent, and the 2-year stood at 2.53 percent. As the yield curve continues to flatten, the risk of an inverted yield curve—where short-term rates are higher than long-term rates—is rising. Historically,

Weekly Market Update for May 7th, 2018

General market news The yield on the 10-year Treasury opened at 2.94 percent Monday morning, in line with where it spent most of last week. Meanwhile, the 30-year stood at 3.10 percent, while the 2-year was at 2.49 percent. The yield curve remains at its flattest level of this current cycle. The Federal Reserve (Fed)

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