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At Crawford, we expect a fixed income allocation to provide stability and generate income. Over the years, our research team has delivered competitive results compared to benchmarks. However, a challenging interest rate backdrop has confined total investment returns for bonds to muted levels. We bel

Leuthold's Major Trend Index held its "neutral" reading for the week ending August 21, 2026, even as rising Treasury yields dominated the news, the 30-year touched a two-decade high and the 10-year posted its highest close since January 2025, driven by heavy Treasury issuance, elevated oil prices, a

Leuthold's Major Trend Index held at Neutral for the week ending August 14, even as the Russell 2000, S&P 400, and S&P 500 hit fresh all-time highs. Cooler inflation data offered little relief, consumer sentiment kept diverging from stock performance, and a rare bearish signal from both the

The Leuthold Group's Major Trend Index holds at Neutral, even as the technical picture improves. Stocks broke out to fresh all-time highs in early August with broad participation, suggesting a market top is likely still some way off. Beneath a flat surface, though, sharp rotation between cyclical an

Leuthold's Major Trend Index held at Neutral for the week, with Valuation, Cyclical, and Sentiment all reading negative and Technical the lone positive. Mega-cap tech drove the week's volatility disappointing Google and Tesla earnings sparked the Mag 7's worst daily drop (-4.6%) since April 2025's t