February 4, 2019 News Headlines Equity Style Returns S&P ... · 2/4/2019  · Dom Crude Oil (bbl)‐NYMEX 55.26 59.28 Natural Gas (MMBtu) 2.73 2.85 Gold (oz) 1,322 1,371 Planum (oz)

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Major Market Returns INDEX

US Equi es Closing 1 WK YTD 1 Year 5 Year

Dow Jones 25,064 1.33 7.57 ‐2.09 12.50

S&P 500 2,707 1.62 8.13 ‐2.17 10.98

NASDAQ 7,264 1.40 9.52 ‐0.58 13.40

Foreign & REIT 1 WK YTD 1 Year 5 Year

MSCI EAFE NR 0.94 6.51 ‐12.63 2.65

MSCI EM NR 1.74 8.80 ‐13.82 4.77

2.80 10.72 11.68 9.79 FTSE Nareit ‐ ALL REITS

Bonds 1 WK YTD 1 Year 5 Year

BBgBarc Agg Bond 0.53 0.81 2.27 2.39

1‐3 Mth T‐Bill ETF SPDR 0.04 0.20 1.81 0.50

BBgBarc US High Yield 0.79 4.65 1.96 4.63

BBgBarc US TIPS 0.99 1.15 1.09 1.53

0.61 1.21 ‐0.74 1.25 ML Global Broad Mrkt

February 4, 2019

S&P 500 Sector Returns

US$ to buy Canadian Dollar 0.763

US$ to buy Euro 1.146

US$ to buy U.K. Pound 1.308

Yen to buy US$ 109.510

Treasury Yield Curve

News Headlines

The longstanding Intermediate‐range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the U.S. and Russia was suspended by the Trump administra on last week. Russian president Pu n announced one day later that Russia would also pull out of the 1987 INF agreement.

The New England Patriots won their 6th Super Bowl last night bea ng the L.A. Rams 13‐3.

The polar vortex that hit the Midwest and the Northeast this past week brought record cold temperatures and killed over 20 people.

Economic News

U.S. non‐farm payrolls increased 304,000 in January, signaling strength in the economy.

In spite of the strong jobs report, the unemployment rate increased to 4.0%.

U.S. average hourly earnings and average weekly earnings rose 3.2% and 3.5%, respec vely, year‐over‐year.

Short Int Long

Gov 0.2 0.5 0.6

Cor 0.4 1.0 1.4

HY 0.6 0.8 1.3

1 Week

Short Int Long

Gov 0.2 0.2 0.3

Cor 1.1 2.4 3.5

HY 3.8 4.6 6.3

YTD

Fixed Income Returns

V B G

L 8.2 8.6 8.9

M 10.6 11.3 12.3

S 11.1 11.4 11.8

YTD

V B G

L 1.7 1.7 1.7

M 2.0 2.1 2.2

S 1.2 1.3 1.4

1 Week

Equity Style Returns

Interest Rate Last Wk Ago 1 Yr Ago

Federal‐funds rate target 2.25‐2.50 2.25‐2.50 1.25‐1.50

Prime rate* 5.50 5.50 4.50

Libor, 3‐month 2.74 2.76 1.79

Money market, annual yield 0.58 0.57 0.33

Five‐year CD, annual yield 2.04 2.07 1.55

30‐year mortgage, fixed 4.35 4.48 4.31

15‐year mortgage, fixed 3.77 3.87 3.73

Jumbo mortgages, $424,100‐plus 4.52 4.60 4.55

Five‐year adj mortage (ARM) 4.16 4.27 4.35

New‐car loan, 48‐month 4.67 4.67 3.55

* Base rate posted by 70% of the na on's largest banks

Consumer Money Rates

Key Currency Exchange Rates

Close 1 yr Ago Dom Crude Oil (bbl)‐NYMEX 55.26 59.28

Natural Gas (MMBtu) 2.73 2.85

Gold (oz) 1,322 1,371

Pla num (oz) 828 1000

Copper (lb) 2.78 3.18

Coffee (lb) 1.05 1.21

Co on (lb) 0.70 0.76

Corn (bu) 3.53 3.40

Soybeans (bu) 8.61 9.44

Key Commodity Prices

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Sources: Commodity Prices obtained from WSJ Market Data Group; Treasury Yield Curve obtained from the U.S. Department of the Treasury website www.treasury.gov; Currency Exchange Rates obtained from Thompson Reuters; Consumer Money Rates obtained from Thompson Reuters, WSJ Market Data Group, Bankrate.com; Market Return Data obtained from Morningstar.

Market Returns: All return data represents total return including capital apprecia on and reinvestment of dividends. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a price‐weighted average of 30 blue‐chip stocks that are generally the leaders in their industry. The S&P 500 Index is a broad‐based index of 500 large companies and is widely regarded as an indicator of domes c stock market performance. The NASDAQ composite index is a broad‐based, capitaliza on‐weighted index of all NASDAQ Na onal Market & Small‐Cap stocks. The MSCI EAFE Index is a capitaliza on weighted index that monitors the performance of stocks from Europe, Asia and the Far East. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a capitaliza on weighted index that monitors the performance of emerging markets stocks from around the world. The FTSE NAREIT ALL REITS Index is a market capitaliza on‐weighted index that includes all tax‐qualified real estate investment trusts that are listed on the NYSE, the ASE and NASDAQ. The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of U.S. investment grade, fixed rate bond market securi es including government, government agency, corporate and mortgage‐backed securi es between one and ten years. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index consists of below investment grade U.S. corporate taxable bonds. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Infla on‐Protected Securi es (TIPS) Index tracks infla on protected securi es issued by the U.S. Treasury. The Bloomberg Barclays 1‐3 month T‐Bill SPDR is used as a proxy for returns on 3‐month T‐Bills and will generally trail a 3‐month T‐Bill index by the annual expense ra o of 14 basis points. The Merrill Lynch Global Broad Market Index tracks the performance of investment grade public debt issued in the major domes c and Eurobond markets. Indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Index performance is shown for illustra ve purposes only and does not predict or depict the performance of any investment.

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