US equities began 2019 with a welcome respite, reversing course from their downward spiral in December 2018.
Financial markets became scared at the end of last year that the US Federal Reserve's monetary tightening could precipitate the country's economy into recession.
From the land of the free to the land of the green?
US stocks had a turbulent last quarter in 2018 and have been somewhat volatile since the start of this year.
Impact of political turmoil and Brexit
In recent weeks, investors have fixated on the inversion of several sovereign yield curves, most notably the US Treasury curve.