SAFE-HAVEN ASSETS SOARED WHILE EQUITIES TUMBLED ON FRIDAY following the White House announcing tariffs on Mexican goods. The 10-year note plummeted 8.2 basis points, shedding 18 basis points this past week slipping to 20-month lows. JPMorgan predicts there will be two interest rate cuts by the end of the year given the new tariff threats. S&P -1.32%, DOW +1.41, NASDAQ -1.51%.
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REVISED GDP DATA REVEALED THE ECONOMY GREW SLOWER THAN EXPECTED in the first quarter of 2019 due to reduced business investment and a decline in corporate profits. Consumer spending overall remained stagnant with one exception, spending on durable goods sank 4.6 percent. Pending home sales fell marking the 16th straight month of annual declines as the 30-year mortgage fixed rate mortgage dipped below 4 percent. The 10-year note dipped 5.5 basis points.S&P+0.21%,DOW+0.17%, NASDAQ+0.27%.
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U.S. STOCKS DECLINED AGAIN WEDNESDAY as trade worries continued and more investors moved into government bonds. The Treasury yield curve has reached its deepest inversion since 2007, with the 3-month yield topping the 10-year by almost 10 basis points. Amidst the yield curve predicting economic downturn, all three major indices fell today. S&P -0.69%, DOW -0.87%, NASDAQ -0.79%.
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INVESTMENT GRADE BONDS ROSE AGAINST HIGH YIELDING DEBT in net prices linked to actual trades. The 10-year note lost 6.4 basis points settling at its lowest since October 2017. Equities settled lower and gave up gains following the threat of a trade war escalation with China. S&P -0.85%, DOW-0.93%, NASDAQ -0.39%.
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RISK-OFF SENTIMENT PREVAILED as investment grade debt rose against junk bonds in net prices linked to actual trades. Jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 211,000 claims surpassing expectations; managers continue to struggle with employee retention and sourcing skilled labor. In other economic news, new home sales declined across the country in all regions except the Northeast sinking 6.9 percent. The 10-year note plunged 7 basis points settling near 18-month lows. S&P -1.19%,DOW -1.11%, NASDAQ -1.58%.
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