Nearly every corner of fixed income rose last week as investors around the world sought safety in bonds as concerns about the economic outlook cut into the global risk appetite. In a related move, US and foreign stocks fell sharply during an end-of-week selloff on Mar. 22, based on a set of exchange traded funds that track the major asset classes.
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Daily Archives: March 25, 2019
Macro Briefing: 25 March 2019
Mueller report: No Trump-Russia Conspiracy: WSJ
Israel’s Netanyahu cuts short US trip after rockets launched from Gaza: NY Times
Global stocks continue falling on Monday: Reuters
Gov’t bond yields in developed world fall, pricing in higher macro risk: Bloomberg
US Composite PMI: US growth slips to 6-month low in March: IHS Markit
Existing home sales rebounded in Feb, rising to 11-month high: MW
Wholesale trade inventories in US rose much more than expected: RTT
Treasury yield curve inverts for first time since 2007: Bloomberg