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Weekly Investment Commentary: Retail sales, bank earnings keep equities aloft
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Global equity markets closed out a second consecutive week of gains. U.S. equities had their best week since July with the DJIA gaining 4.3% and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq advancing 3.9% and 3.1%, respectively.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise on disappointing jobs data and delayed debt ceiling
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U.S. Treasury yields rose again last week, with 10-year yields up to their highest levels in more than four months.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Delayed debt deadline brings back bulls
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Last week’s headlines out of Washington, D.C., provided global equity markets with a reprieve from the risk-off tone that prevailed at the end of September.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Risk-off tone leaves Treasury yields mixed
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U.S. Treasury yields finished last week mixed, with longer maturities higher and shorter issues falling a similar magnitude. Global macro weakness has put downward pressure on risk assets and upward pressure on yields the last few weeks.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Equities rebound to start the fourth quarter
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Global equity markets contracted last week, with most broad-based indexes losing between 1% and 4%.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Fed taper looks likely, boosting Treasury yields
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U.S. Treasury yields closed higher last week, led by longer maturities. The Federal Reserve (Fed) indicated it would likely announce a reduction in asset purchases at its November meeting.