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Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (1.0%)   S&P Mid Cap    (0.7%)       Russell 2000    (1.0%)     MSCI EAFE    +0.5%       MSCI EM +2.3%     10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.13% to 4.19% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Venezuelan President Removed From Power – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured on Saturday by the U.S. military and transported to a federal jail in New York.  Both are awaiting trial for narcoterrorism charges.  While ini

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (0.6%)    S&P Mid Cap     +0.9%      Russell 2000      +1.2%     MSCI EAFE    +0.9%       MSCI EM +0.4%     10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.14% to 4.20% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Fed Cuts Rates – The Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 to lower interest rates by 0.25%.  This brings the federal-funds rate to a range of 3.5-3.75%, a three-year low.  Of the three dissenters, two voted to keep rates the same and one voted

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +3.7%    S&P Mid Cap     +3.9%      Russell 2000      +5.6%     MSCI EAFE    +3.3%       MSCI EM +2.5%     10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.06% to 4.02% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Jobs Report – Sep: 119k (Reuters Poll est. 50k) Aug: -4k After being delayed over 6 weeks due to the government shutdown, the Labor Department reported that payrolls rose by 119,000 jobs in September.  This was partially offset by a reduction in th

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (2.4%)    S&P Mid Cap    (3.9%)      Russell 2000    (3.3%)    MSCI EAFE  (1.9%)        MSCI EM  (0.6%)    10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.12% to 4.05% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News China Implements Rare-Earth Trade Limits – China’s Commerce Ministry announced on Thursday a new policy requiring all foreign suppliers to obtain government approval before exporting products with rare-earth minerals.  Additional restrictions will

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +1.2%    S&P Mid Cap   +0.1%     Russell 2000   +2.2%      MSCI EAFE (0.2%)     MSCI EM +1.2%   ...

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (2.3%)       S&P Mid Cap   (3.5%)     Russell 2000   (4.2%)   MSCI EAFE (3.1%)     MSCI EM (2.5%)  ...

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +1.5% S&P Mid Cap   +1.7% Russell 2000  +3.2% MSCI EAFE +0.7% MSCI EM +2.3% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate –...