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Weekly Investment Commentary: With stocks at all-time highs, what could go wrong?
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Equity prices rose last week, with the S&P 500 Index advancing 0.7% to hit a new record high.
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Weekly Market Compass: It’s important to stay prepared for whatever the market may bring
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It’s August in New England for the Hooper family, which means hot summer days, barbecues, and lots of time in the water. Every year at this time, my thoughts turn to the iconic movie “Jaws,” which, as regular readers of this blog may remember, is another summer tradition for me.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Risk-off sentiment leads Treasury yields lower
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U.S. Treasury yields fell steadily last week, led by longer maturities, and the yield curve flattened significantly. Wednesday’s 20-year maturity auction overwhelmed investor demand and pushed yields briefly higher, but cautious attitudes prevailed and yields fell again in the following days.
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Weekly Macro Update: Keep Your Eye on the Loser
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In this brief lull between America's two main presidential conventions, the country’s political tectonic plates are shifting even in these freeze-dried, online versions without falling balloons, cheering crowds and silly hats.
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Market Week in Review: What did the Fed’s July meeting minutes reveal?
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Market Week in Review is a weekly market update on global investment news in a quick five-minute video format. It gives you easy access to some of our top investment strategists.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: August 21, 2020
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Read the Weekly Market Snapshot to stay up-to-date with stock markets and sectors, bond market returns and financial news for the week.
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Trends in Advisor Behavior During Market Volatility - Week of August 17, 2020
While cash allocations have remained slightly elevated from pre-pandemic averages, there has been no meaningful change to cash allocations since mid-June.
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BMO Market Charts - August 20th, 2020
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The debt-to-GDP ratio of Advanced Economies is unprecedented –2020 debt levels have surpassed the previous high seen during World War Two.