Coronavirus-related selling took a toll on equity markets last week (and more of the same is in store for today). But in a striking bit of defiance, US real estate investment trusts (REITs) bucked the trend last week, posting the strongest gain for the major asset classes for trading through Friday, Mar. 6, based on a set of ETFs.
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Global markets tumble on Monday as coronavirus cases continue to rise: CNN
North Korea fires projecticles off its east coast in new round of threats: Politico
10yr Treasury yield falls to new record low in overnight trading: 0.3469%: CNBC
Oil prices collapse after Saudi Arabia launches price war: CNN
Gold above $1700 an ounce for first time since late-2012: Reuters
US payrolls continued to rise at strong pace in February: MW
Consumer credit growth in US slowed in January: Mstar
Trade deficit for US narrowed more than expected in January: CNBC
US 10-year real Treasury TIPS yield fell to -0.57% on Friday, lowest since 2013: