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High-Yield: Still All About Oil | Bond Market Perspectives | May 3, 2016
High-yield bond prices are trading in tight correlation with the price of oil. Recent extreme outperformance of high-yield, relative to the broad bond market, suggests caution moving forward.
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Welcome to the Second-Longest Bull Market | May 5, 2016
Earlier this week, the bull market turned more than 1,800 trading days old, making it officially the second-longest bull market since World War II.
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Market Update | May 5, 2016
U.S. equities look to stem recent declines after major indexes posted a second day of losses on Wednesday and ahead of tomorrow’s jobs report.
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Another Sell in May Angle | May 4, 2016
The two angles we pursued in our latest commentary, the impact of the start to the year and the presidential election cycle, paint a better picture for stocks, and suggest holding stocks right now for the next six months.
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Market Update | May 4, 2016
U.S. equities are down this morning after falling roughly 1% on Tuesday, as traders digest a swath of economic data including: the ADP employment report, productivity, and trade balance figures.
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Why Does Productivity Matter? | May 3, 2016
Later this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor will release a key report on the health of the U.S. labor market and economy, but it’s not the one you’re probably thinking of right now.