Writing this weekly update is starting to get boring, because everything goes up every week, or so it seems.  Having said that, one casualty this past week was gold, which finally seems to have come off the boil.  The price of gold declined nearly 6% on Tuesday, and then stabilised but still ended down 1.8% on the week, the first weekly decline in the price of this safe haven precious metal since mid-August.  All global equity indices were higher (yawn) on the week – most end

We're up, we're down, we're all around! US stocks remain volatile but ended higher. Bonds are the "adult in the room" though.

Equities better bid in a holiday-shortened week, one void of meaningful economic data and the last serious tranche of earnings.

Equities were mixed, UST yields were tighter across the curve. Politics garnered most attention this week, plus an ECB decision.

[GO STRAIGHT TO THE TABLES] MARKETS SUMMARY Stocks didn’t do much week-over-week although the general trend was down. Japanese equities...

Volatile and inflation were back in focus, as markets wobbled this past week. Read more in "Week Ended May 14th".

There is a growing crescendo of stories in the financial press these days regarding short sellers, and the role that short sellers play in t

Valuations remain ridiculously high in equities and the disconnect between global economies and financial markets remains distorted.