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Bond Market Update – May 2020
Bond Insights, Market Commentary

Bond Market Update – June 2025

The latest perspective on the bond market from the Schwab Center for Financial Research, including a deep-dive on corporate and municipal bond markets.

Schwab Market Update
Schwab Market Update Podcast

Inflation Data, Bond Auctions, Apple Meeting Ahead

May inflation data, Treasury auctions, and Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference vie for investor attention this week. Also, U.S. and Chinese officials are discussing trade.

On Investing: Kathy Jones & Liz Ann Sonders
On Investing

How Will Tariffs & Debt Affect the Economy?

How could ongoing tariffs and the “One Big Beautiful Bill” impact the US economy?

Weekly Trader’s Outlook

Weekly Trader's Outlook

Stocks are once again on track for weekly gains as resilient economic hard data and bullish investor sentiment trump trade uncertainty.

Sector Views

Sector Views: Monthly Stock Sector Outlook

Our outlook on the 11 S&P 500 equity sectors.

Market Outlook

Mid-Year Outlook: International Stocks and Economy

Investors may revisit international exposure in their portfolios amidst reduced market reactions to tariff announcements, uncertain U.S. policy and lagging U.S. stock performance.

What Is the Debt Ceiling and Why Does It Matter?

What's the debt ceiling? Learn how the debt ceiling works and how a default on federal debt could impact the U.S. stock market and economy.

Today's Options Market Update

Today's Options Market Update

Equity futures jumped early on job gains of 139,000, though the government's March and April reports were revised downward. Apple's annual developers conference is next week.

Looking to the Futures

Looking to the Futures

Year-to-Date Performance for Metals Ranges from +13% to +28%