April saw gold, bonds, and stocks (The Dow) all rise around 2% while the dollar fell around 2% against its fiat peers.
Source: Bloomberg
All major US equity indices ended April higher with Nasdaq 100 leading the way and Small Caps lagging.
Source: Bloomberg
And while the 5%-ish gain for the month in S&P is notable, during 18 sessions this month through trading on Thursday, 95% or more of the index s members traded above their 200-day moving average.
It looks like American colleges won t be alone in making vaccination mandatory for any students who want to return to campus next semester. Despite the White House s determination that vaccination shouldn t be mandatory by law, more than 60% of American companies are reportedly leaning toward requiring proof of vaccination from their employees.