U.S. equities continued their rally this past week despite the announcement of implementation of more U.S. tariffs on imports from China as investors have shifted their focus toward second quarter corporate earnings results.

Following a week of strong U.S. economic data highlighted by favorable employment figures, U.S. equities posted solid returns and rallied from a two week slide driven by escalating trade tensions.

U.S. equities edged down this past week amid continued escalation in the trade conflict and growing concerns of a slowdown in global economic activity, partially exacerbated by the recent trade issues.

Trade tensions remain front and center after driving a volatile week for global equity markets.

Equity markets were mixed for the week as the Dow Jones Industrial average slid -0.9%, the S&P 500 ended even, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 1.3%.