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Press Releases
CPMKTSsm Press Releases
- January 2, 2009 - Bond Market's Size Tops Equities for First Time Since '95
Robust growth in the bond market led the way as the markets for equity, liquidity and bonds all grew in December. For the first time in nearly 14 years the market for bonds is larger than that for equities.
- December 1, 2008 - Equities Again Drag Down Markets
November 2008 was nearly as swinging as October and nearly as negative as well. Bonds and liquidity securities managed to eke out gains while equities again took heavy losses. The traditional investment grade U.S. capital markets decreased by 3.97% as they shed $1.14 trillion to close November valued at $27.53 trillion.
- November 3, 2008 - Equities Post Largest Single-month Dollar Loss Ever
At the end of a highly volatile month, equities plummeted, bonds were down, and liquidity securities ended up. Overall, traditional investment grade U.S. capital markets had their worst percentage loss in over 10 years, and largest dollar loss ever. The 6.20% decline for the month of October wiped out nearly $1.9 trillion to bring the size of the traditional investment grade U.S. capital markets to $28.67 trillion.
- October 3, 2008 - Real-time Bond Indexes Announced
At a time when greater transparency and current market information are required, Dorchester Capital Management LLC announces five new real-time indexes to track major segments of the fixed income market. These indexes are sub-indexes of Dorchester’s CPMKTSBsm The Capital Markets Bond Index published by the American Stock Exchange under the symbol CPMKTB.
- October 1, 2008 - Bonds Down, Equities Devastated
Liquidity was the only gainer while bonds were down and equities were devastated as the investment grade U. S. capital markets had their largest one month loss since March, 2001. The combined markets were down 5.01% to $30.56 trillion at the end of September.
- September 2, 2008 - Modest Equity Gains Lift Markets
In a month where liquidity securities were down slightly and bond securities were flat, equity securities pulled out a workman like performance to put the traditional investment grade U.S. capital markets solidly on the right side of change. Reversing the trends of the two previous months, August saw the markets grow 0.55% to $32.17 trillion.
- August 1, 2008 - Only Modest Readjustments for U.S. Capital Markets
After several months of modest to significant fluctuations, the traditional investment grade U.S. capital markets hardly budged in July. A small loss among equities just barely overcame gains among short term bond and cash securities and in the long term U.S. bond markets. The traditional investment grade U.S. capital markets ended July down only 0.12% to $31.99 trillion.
- July 1, 2008 - Equity Dive Devastates U.S. Capital Markets
The U.S. equity markets witnessed the largest one month decrease in market capitalization in over 7 years. Slight gains in short term securities and modest gains in the longer term U.S. bond markets were no match for the widespread losses among equities. The U.S investment grade capital markets ended June with a 3.54% drop to $32.0 trillion.
- June 2, 2008 - Modest Growth Fueled by Bonds and Equities
Modest gains in bonds and equities kept the investment grade U.S. capital markets growing for a second straight month. The only down point was a trickle of money out of liquidity securities. The investment grade U.S. capital markets grew 0.92% in May to $33.2 trillion.
- May 1, 2008 - Equities End Down Streak in Dramatic Fashion
After five straight down months equities rebounded with their best month in 5 years. Liquidity was down some, the bonds were up by slightly more, but both changes paled in comparison to the growth of equities. The investment grade U.S. capital markets grew a robust 3.17% in April to $32.9 trillion.
- April 1, 2008 - Stocks Down Record-tying Fifth Consecutive Month
A fifth straight down month for equities matches the longest losing streak since 1980. Despite cash having another very strong month and bonds slightly up, the investment grade U.S. capital markets had their third straight losing month ending March at $31.9 trillion on a loss of 0.95%.
- March 3, 2008 - Equities Continue Losing Streak as T-Bills Reach New Records
The equity markets marked a fourth loosing month by dropping 1.61% to $15.6 trillion, now down to 48.34% of the investment grade capital markets. Significant gains in the liquidity markets and basically flat bond markets could not offset a downturn in equity markets resulting in a second down month for the total US investment grade capital markets which ended February valued at $32.2 trillion.
- February 12, 2008 - Dorchester and Claymore Ring Opening Bell at American Stock Exchange
Representatives from Dorchester Capital Management LLC and Claymore Securities, Inc celebrated the launch of three new ETF products by ringing the opening bell at the American Stock Exchange.
- February 12, 2008 - Dorchester Congratulates Claymore on the Successful Launch of Three ETFs Based upon Dorchester Indexes
Dorchester Capital Management congratulates Claymore Securities, Inc. on the successful launch of three new ETF products based upon three Dorchester indexes.
- February 1, 2008 - Cash the Big Winner as Stocks Take Biggest 3 Month Loss in over 7 Years
The new year has started off with a whimper as the US investment grade capital markets contracted by $800 billion to $32.2 trillion. The 2.43% one month decrease was largely the result of a $1.1 trillion reduction in the US equity markets, the largest one month decline since February of 2001.
- December 6, 2006 - CPMKTSsm The Capital Markets Index Nominated As "Most Innovative Benchmark Index"
CPMKTSsm The Capital Markets Index was honored Monday as a finalist for the "Most Innovative Benchmark Index" William F. Sharpe Indexing Achievement Award.
- October 13, 2006 - CPMKTS Looks At Bigger Picture: Stocks, Bonds and Liquid Investments Simultaneously Reach New Highs
Contrary to popular beliefs about market dynamics, indexes measuring the total returns of all three components of U.S. capital markets - stocks, bonds and liquidity investments - reached new highs last week.
- September 12, 2006 - Equities Percentage Grew In August; First Rise Since April
Three-month trends reversed in August, as the percentage of investors’ assets allocated to equities increased, while those in fixed-income instruments declined. It was the first move in those respective directions since April.
- August 3, 2006 - Bonds Grew As Percentage In July, While Equities Decline
In a month characterized by strong earnings reports in the energy and pharmaceuticals sectors; mixed performance among initial public offerings; lower stock market performance as compared with May, and growing tensions in the Mideast, the percentage of investors’ assets allocated to fixed income assets increased again in July 2006 from a month earlier.
- July 7, 2006 - Cash Declines In Favor As Investors Increase Allocations To Bonds, Cpmkts Data For June Shows
The percentage of investors’ assets allocated to liquid instruments decreased in June 2006 as fixed income assets registered an increase from a month earlier.
- June 1, 2006 - May 2006 Cash Gains Momentum, Reports CPMKTS
Liquid Investments, as Percentage of U.S. Capital Markets, Rose in May 2006 to 32-Month High.
- May 25, 2006 - May 2006 Equities Market Correction More Severe
Than Immediate Sell-Off In March 2000
Even after today’s equity rally, the severity of the recent market correction, when measured on a return basis, has been nearly twice as intense as the decline that occurred following the stock market highs of March 2000.
- May 19, 2006 - Liquid Instruments Gaining Increased Percentage Of U.S. Capital Markets
The percentage of investors’ assets allocated to liquid instruments rose beginning this month to the highest level since October 2004.
- May 4, 2006 - CPMKTS, The Capital Markets Index, Launches as First Measure of Aggregate U.S. Market Performance
The real-time index, representing all investment-grade U.S. equity, fixed income and money market instruments, is the only index to combine all three asset classes into a single measurement and the first to track money market investments.
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