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Nuveen’s 2019 Outlook, published in early December, told investors to expect a tougher climb. Since then, we’ve experienced a selloff in stocks and other risk assets followed by a strong recovery in the first quarter. That might have been even a tougher climb than we envisioned, but the sort of volatility and uncertainty that investors…

Highlights Preferred securities, investment grade corporates and high yield corporates outperformed similar-duration Treasuries. The municipal market closed higher, supported by outsized new issue supply. Investment grade corporates outperformed all other taxable fixed income sectors. U.S. Treasury yields declined across the curve last week, led by 30- year maturities. The drop was due in part to…

Bill Martin Head of Global Fixed Income John V. Miller Head of Nuveen Municipals U.S. Treasury yields declined sharply last week, led by 5-year maturities. Dovish comments from the Federal Reserve (Fed) fueled a move lower on Wednesday. Risk-off sentiment continued on Friday due to disappointing economic data out of Europe. The spread between the…

U.S. Treasury rates declined modestly last week, led by 10-year maturities and followed by 5- and 2- year yields. Markets focused on deteriorating Brexit negotiations and mixed U.S. economic data. Markets expect no policy changes when the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) meets this week. [Like what you’re reading? Sign up here for Nuveen’s weekly market insights…

U.S. stocks came under pressure last week, experiencing only their second weekly decline of 2019.1 The S&P 500 Index fell more than 2%, with higher-risk areas of the market experiencing the worst losses.1 Small caps came under pressure, as did health care, financials and energy.1 More defensive areas such as utilities and REITs fared relatively…

by Robert Doll Despite ongoing worries about the pace of global economic growth and the trajectory of corporate earnings, investors remained in a risk-on buying mode last week, fueling the ongoing equity rally. Improving prospects over a U.S./China trade deal, as well as more dovish sentiment from Federal Reserve officials, pushed U.S. stock prices higher.1…

It’s been a long six weeks since the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) last met and raised its policy rate, helping to set off one of the most volatile periods for markets in this decade. This week’s 2019 inaugural meeting promised a gentler approach, and it delivered. The Fed made no mention of further rate…

By Bob Doll Highlights Stocks have climbed strongly since late December, which gives us pause as we consider the near-term prospects. Provided that the economy does not slide into recession, we think equity prices can still rise in 2019. But we think volatility will remain relatively high given lingering uncertainty. The equity rally continued last…

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