– US equities were flat to modestly down, international equities underperformed, treasuries gave back gains, REITs held up, and commodities (led by gold) saw small upside.
– Within US factors/sectors, defensives and energy outpaced growth and tech amid mixed data and shifting rate expectations.
– EM and international markets broadly lagged, with China and select frontier markets under more pressure while parts of Europe held up.
– US/intl bonds were slightly weaker, gold gained, oil was muted, and the dollar bounced as strong macro data weighed on cut odds.


