Nothing brings people together like a Friday, especially after a week of commotion at the polls and in the financial markets. However, while the light…
It’s Halloween week, and the stock market appears to be spooked this morning, with tech stocks leading a selloff. The QQQ ETF, which holds a…
Happy Friday everyone! This week we saw a couple of historic streaks come to an end, and fittingly, both snapped on the same day. First,…
We are only three weeks into the fourth and final quarter of 2026, and exactly one month has passed since the Federal Reserve unanimously voted…
Bond markets remained the center of gravity for financial markets this week. Treasury yields advanced to their highest levels in more than two decades, even…
Treasury yields are lower this morning after September hiring fell well short of expectations and the prior two months were revised down. Employers added just…
Diplomatic maneuvering over the Iran conflict, a long-awaited summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and continued volatility in energy markets all drew…
Is it Friday already? It sure is, and this one closes the books on a week we have not seen in over three years. On…
The summer season is fading and so too are hopes for a swift resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict. The resumption of back and forth strikes…
Bond yields rose this week as a blowout August employment report put a Fed rate hike back on the table for this month’s meeting. It…
Is it Friday already? It sure is! And not just any Friday… college football returns tomorrow with Week Zero, and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh steps…
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Long-dated Treasury yields surged to multi-decade highs this week before a surprise intervention by the Treasury Department offered a brief reprieve on Wednesday. The 30-year…
Happy Baker Market Update Friday! The first two trading days of the week were relatively calm and uneventful on the economic data front. On Tuesday,…
Bond yields fell this week as markets continued to assess whether or not the Fed will raise rates this year. The case for a rate…
Happy Friday everyone, and happy last day of July! College football season is right around the corner, and hopefully so is some cooler weather! This…
What began as a fragile ceasefire deteriorated rapidly this week into a full-scale resumption of hostilities in the Gulf. U.S. and Iranian forces have now…
Geopolitical risk returned to the forefront this week as the U.S.-Iran ceasefire collapsed. Attacks on commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz prompted military exchanges…
Is it Friday already? It sure is! You know what that means…yes, it’s time for a lookback at this week’s key economic data releases. The…
It seems like you blink once after the New Year and it’s already July. Blink again and our great country is turning 250 years old…