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Price Return Last Week S&P 500 (0.4%)   S&P Mid Cap     (0.6%)       Russell 2000     (0.3%)   MSCI EAFE    +0.1%       MSCI EM +1.1%     10 Yr US Treasury Rate – rose from 4.23% to 4.24% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Greenland – President Trump announced new tariffs on several European countries in an effort to pressure Denmark to sell Greenland to the U.S.  The tariffs were set to start at 10% and increase to 25% on June 1 if a deal was not reached.  Trump sta

Price Return Last Week S&P 500 +1.6%   S&P Mid Cap     +3.3%       Russell 2000     +4.6%     MSCI EAFE    +1.4%       MSCI EM +1.6%     10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.19% to 4.17% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News Justice Department Investigates Fed – The Federal Reserve received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department on Friday that could lead to a criminal indictment.  Fed Chair Jerome Powell responded with a video on Sunday calling the investigati

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 +1.4%    S&P Mid Cap     +0.7%       Russell 2000     +0.2%     MSCI EAFE    +1.2%       MSCI EM +2.1%     10 Yr US Treasury Rate – fell from 4.15% to 4.13% Source: Refinitiv Eikon Recent News GDP – Q3: 4.3% (Reuters Poll est. 3.3%) Q2: 3.8% Economic growth in the third quarter surpassed expectations, growing at its fastest rate in two years.  Consumer spending, exports, and government expenditures all accelerated in the third quarter le