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Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (0.3%) S&P Mid Cap (1.8%) Russell 2000 (1.5%) MSCI EAFE (1.6%) MSCI EM (0.6%) 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.98% to 5.00% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Fed Raises Rates – The Federal Reserve chose to increase the benchmark interest rate by 0.25%, moving it from 3.50%-3.75% to 3.75%-4.00%. The rate hike was the first increase in three years and the first move made by new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh. The decision to increase rates wa

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +3.4% S&P Mid Cap +2.9% Russell 2000 +3.3% MSCI EAFE +2.6% MSCI EM (0.8%) 10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.44% to 4.31% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Trump Offers Iran Deadline – President Trump stated that Iran has until Tuesday at 8pm EST to strike a deal with the U.S. and open the Strait of Hormuz. Absent a deal, he threatened to destroy all of Iran’s power plants and bridges. The threat comes j

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +1.7% S&P Mid Cap +1.1% Russell 2000 +1.4% MSCI EAFE +3.2% MSCI EM +1.9% 10 Yr US Treasury Rate...