S&P 500 increases in November
The S&P 500 increased 3.4% during November on the hope that a trade deal with China would be signed and belief that the economy had bottomed (Figure 1).
Investors were getting nearly euphoric, and measures of value were beginning to look stretched (though a slight correction at the beginning of December rectified some of this). Recent US economic data has certainly showed signs of recovery. However, the data needs to show continuous progress with equity valuations at current levels as much of the good news has been anticipated. Other factors propelling the market include the Fed, which after a year of shrinking the balance sheet, began making stealth QE injections of liquidity into the repo market. This appears to have goosed risky assets (see graphic below) during October and November.
US Treasury moved up in November
Yields on the 10 Yr, US Treasury moved up from 1.69% to 1.78% during November, though there was an intra-month high of 1.94%. Early December yields have bounced wildly as uncertainty abounds outside of the US. Trade, rumors of dissatisfaction with negative interest rate policy in Europe and rebounding global economic data are all factors and bear watching in 2020.
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