- The Dow broke its own records 43 times and set an intraday high 34 times.
- Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) was the best performer (+432% YTD) among stocks with market caps of more than $10B.
- The U.S. market cap was 38% of the world's total, a 10-year high.
- Global bonds ended a 25-year advance with a record monthly-loss of 4% in November.
- Sales of U.S.-dollar denominated investment grade corporate bonds set a record for the sixth-straight year.
- Anticipating higher interest rates, municipalities issued the most bonds since 2003.
- The Fed lifted its benchmark interest rate for the second time since cutting it to near-zero in 2008.
- Hedge fund liquidations outpaced launches for a second year in a row.
- ETF flows continued to set records as investors abandoned active funds for passive ones.
- China's spending on acquisitions in the U.S. and Europe in 2016 was more than in the previous three years combined.
- The total value of $10B+ M&A deals terminated or withdrawn was the highest since at least 2009.
- OPEC pumped a record of 34.16M barrels of oil per day in November.
- Gold had its heaviest-ever trading day on Nov. 9 as investors sought havens after Trump's election.
- Sterling slid the most on record against the dollar on June 24 after the U.K. voted for Brexit.
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- Source: Bloomberg
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