Category: Commentary

The S&P 500 is down five straight days for the first time since the February lows. The last time it was down six straight days was August 2015, and it last hit seven straight red days in November 2011. Growing … Continue reading →

Central banks hold steady; stocks slide. Stocks continue to slide this morning after closing slightly lower yesterday, due to a sharp last hour sell-off (the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all lost 0.2%) as investors digested the Federal Reserve Bank’s … Continue reading →

From the Brexit, to the Federal Reserve (Fed), European banks dropping, and slowing jobs growth, the list of concerns continues to grow. As we noted yesterday, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has seen a huge surge over the past few … Continue reading →

Stocks upbeat; Fed in focus. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will seek to soothe markets rattled over the Brexit and slowing jobs growth as it wraps up its June meeting today; no rate hike is expected. The S&P 500 … Continue reading →

Some very peculiar action has taken place recently on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) with a huge spike in the past three days, amid a relatively modest equity sell-off, and gaining for six straight days for the first time since … Continue reading →

Stocks’ slide continues, German bonds turn negative. U.S. markets are trading lower this morning after finishing Monday’s session at the day’s lows, led by weakness in the materials, technology, and industrials sectors. Today’s move is in-line with foreign markets, which … Continue reading →

The recently released flow of funds data for the first quarter of 2016 from the Federal Reserve (Fed) showed that household assets (houses, cars, computers, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, insurance policies, pensions, cash, etc.) exceeded household liabilities (mortgages, car loans, … Continue reading →

Global stocks down sharply, safe havens up. U.S. equities are moving lower this morning, in tandem with foreign indexes, after the S&P 500 flirted with record territory early last week before Friday’s pullback of nearly 1% left it at 2096.07. … Continue reading →

Earlier this year, in our Thought Leadership publication, “Gender Equality: Good for Business,” we highlighted the gender gap in corporate America’s c-suites and boardrooms and the resulting underutilization of a deep talent pool. While we remain non-partisan on the merits … Continue reading →

Stocks sliding as Treasuries continue to gain momentum. Global markets are reeling on Friday, as the 10-year German Bund approaches a zero yield amid heightened Brexit concerns. Domestic markets were led lower yesterday by financials, though high dividend stocks outperformed … Continue reading →