Friday, December 6, 2019
The S&P 500® Index advanced 3.63% in November, bringing its year-to-date return to 27.63%. The rise of the S&P 500® Index in November was driven by better than expected earnings reports, progress toward a “Phase 1” trade deal between the U.S. and China, and a stabilizing global macroeconomic backdrop that supported the U.S. Federal Reserve’s wait-and-see approach to additional policy adjustments after three consecutive rate cuts.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
The S&P 500® Index returned 2.17% in October, oscillating over the first several days of the month before resuming its steady upward march after October 8. The S&P 500® Index returned -2.78% from the beginning of the month through October 8 and 5.09% from its closing value on October 8 through month-end.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
A quick check of recent bond market returns seems to indicate that all is well in the bond market. With the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Agg) up nearly 9% through the first 10 months of 2019 and up over 11.5% over the trailing 12 months ended October 31, reports of the end of the multi-decade bull run in bonds appear to be premature. Or are they?
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