Quick Takes Wall Street wrapped up a mixed week as the headline S&P 500 Index and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index ended slightly lower, but the small-cap Russell 2000 Index and non-US stock indexes moved higher. US Treasuries yields rose across the yield...
Quick Takes Major global equity indices around the world advanced in the first full trading week of the year, pushing many to all-time highs, including the S&P 500 (US large caps), the Russell 2000 (US small caps), the FTSE 100 (the UK), the Nikkei 225 (Japan),...
STOCKS AND BONDS END A VOLATILE 2025 ON STRONG FOOTING Despite tariff scares, rate-cut uncertainty, and a historic government shutdown, global markets powered higher in 2025—rewarding diversified investors and setting the stage for a cautiously optimistic 2026. Key...
Quick Takes Wall Street closed out the first trading day of 2026 with weekly losses. The S&P 500 and the small-cap Russell 2000 Index were both down -1.0% for the week, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell -1.5%. But non-US stocks saw gains, led by...
Quick Takes In light trading, stocks advanced during the holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 gained +1.4% and set new record highs on Tuesday and Wednesday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and small-cap Russell 2000 gained +1.2% and +0.2%, respectively. Bond...
Quick Takes A late-week rally helped lift the S&P 500 to a slight weekly gain of +0.1%, leaving it just 1% away from its all-time high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led US equity indices with a +0.5% gain, while the small-cap Russell 2000 lagged with a -0.9%...
