Home › Blog › Market Commentary › May 2019 Market Commentary May 2019 Yields and Stocks Sink Further on Trade Volatility Posted in Market Commentary May 31, 2019 Both equity prices and bond yields took another step lower this week, as escalating trade tensions stoked fears that the ongoing disputes could cause real damage to the U.S. economy. Read More Trade Volatility Continues to Lead Markets Posted in Market Commentary May 28, 2019 Financial markets once again took direction from the volatile US-China trade negotiations as the likelihood increased that the current trade disagreements will result in a full-blown trade war... Read More FOMC Meeting and Jobs Report Highlight Volatile Week Posted in Market Commentary May 3, 2019 The month of May began with a flurry in the bond market, as Wednesday's FOMC meeting and Friday's employment report triggered sizable moves in bond yields... Read More