While most market practitioners would gladly wave goodbye to the market volatility endured during the last few weeks of 2018, the Bridge Mason Advisors team believes market volatility will remain elevated in 2019. Uncertainty surrounding geopolitical risks, late economic cycle…
The Federal Reserve slightly tempered their 2019 rate outlook signaling two potential rate hikes at their meeting last week. Previously, in September, the Fed projected three rate hikes next year. Nonetheless, at the post-meeting press conference, Chairman Powell reemphasized that policy does…
All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve this week, who is widely expected to raise the Fed Funds upper rate from 2.25%-2.50%, and will also be releasing their economic and rate projections. The Fed’s mandate of maximum employment has…
Volatility continues with technical concerns around a 2Y-10Y bond yield curve inversion, the Fed’s rate hikes, and geopolitics around U.S.-China trade talks. Investors are heavily trading both sides as equity futures continue to whipsaw but currently poised to open higher…
The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures surged overnight after an agreement to a ceasefire in the U.S.-China trade war. The big news in the oil markets overnight is the announcement by Qatar to withdraw from OPEC and focus on…
Equity futures are pointing to an open in the black as online retail sales pulled in nearly $6.22 billion over the long weekend, an increase of 26.3% y-o-y. As Cyber Monday kicks off today, investors will keep an eye on…
With less than six weeks to go before 2018 comes to an end, two key themes that have been driving the global markets all year have yet to have their encore. First, a focus will be on any progress regarding…
Ten-year Treasury yields jumped to seven-year highs last week on the back of the Federal Reserve’s bullish assessment of current economic conditions. While the Fed kept its key rates unchanged, all signs pointed to a rate hike in December and continued…
There is practically nothing stopping the Fed from hiking interest rates now. U.S. October employment data surprised to the upside, as the unemployment rate held steady near five-decade lows. Further, a pick-up in wage growth coupled with greater job participation…
The markets’ roller coaster ride continues with US equity futures opening higher this morning on the back of strong corporate earnings from HSBC, after a tumultuous week. The Euro strengthened against the US Dollar during European market trading hours after…
