Published May 23, 2025
Investors continue to face all kinds of uncertainty as markets adjust to the Trump Administration’s policies. This week saw the 30-year Treasury bond push past a 5% yield for the first time since October 2023. Then, rates fell back just as quickly. This time, there seems to be more impetus behind the move. But time will tell. (more…)
Published May 8, 2020
The following recent commentary from Liz Ann Sonders at Charles Schwab highlights some of the issues associated with the recent rally. Here is Ms. Sonders’ analysis:
“The speed with which the U.S. stock market went from all-time highs to deep bear market territory broke all historical records. Then the rally that ensued was one of the fastest “new bull markets” ever in history; allowing the month of April to be the strongest since early-1987. Given the weaker start to the current month, expect to hear louder chants of “sell in May and go away.” (more…)