The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 Small-Cap indexes all inched up last week, while the NASDAQ closed slightly lower, but still boasted the best YTD performance of 13.24%.

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.