July’s global financial markets built on the rally in risk assets with a goldilocks soft landing narrative building around upside surprises in overall growth and downward trending inflation data. Key economic reports crossing...
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Global financial markets in June saw global central bank policies diverge, a failed coup in Russia, and a continuation of tightening overall liquidity across most major economies. Continued disinflationary trends and a general...
more
Global financial markets dealt with shifting expectations for monetary policy, resurfacing of banking sector stress, debt ceiling anxiety, challenging corporate earnings, and mixed economic data during the month of May.
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April kicked off the second quarter on a fairly positive note with most financial assets generating solid returns. Equity and fixed income markets added to a positive first quarter giving diversified portfolios a...
more
While March was certainly a tale of two halves, the month and first quarter of 2023 are now in the books having delivered nice gains across both stock and bond markets - continuing...
more
The closures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank in recent days has been dominating the headlines of the financial press. It’s important to realize that Silicon Valley Bank had an unusual...
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Markets in February reflected concerns of persistent inflation and a higher for longer monetary policy, resulting in a give back of some of January’s stock market rally and most of January’s bond market...
more
Markets in January seemed to look past the weakening global growth backdrop and global central bank hawkishness, turning in a strong rally across global risk assets. Market internals represented a mirror image to...
more
Markets in December navigated several crosscurrents including weakening trends across the global economy, a Chinese exit from its zero-Covid public health policy, the BoJ abandoning its yield curve control policy, and a continuation...
more
The primary driver for November was inflation related as signs of peaking price inflation enabled the Fed to shift the narrative toward a less aggressive tightening path. Sticky wage inflation and a tight...
more
July 2023 Monthly Market Update
July 31, 2023|Market Updates
July’s global financial markets built on the rally in risk assets with a goldilocks soft landing narrative building around upside surprises in overall growth and downward trending inflation data. Key economic reports crossing... more
June 2023 Monthly Market Update
June 30, 2023|Market Updates
Global financial markets in June saw global central bank policies diverge, a failed coup in Russia, and a continuation of tightening overall liquidity across most major economies. Continued disinflationary trends and a general... more
May 2023 Monthly Market Update
May 31, 2023|Market Updates
Global financial markets dealt with shifting expectations for monetary policy, resurfacing of banking sector stress, debt ceiling anxiety, challenging corporate earnings, and mixed economic data during the month of May. more
April 2023 Monthly Market Update
April 30, 2023|Market Updates
April kicked off the second quarter on a fairly positive note with most financial assets generating solid returns. Equity and fixed income markets added to a positive first quarter giving diversified portfolios a... more
March 2023 Monthly Market Update
March 31, 2023|Market Updates
While March was certainly a tale of two halves, the month and first quarter of 2023 are now in the books having delivered nice gains across both stock and bond markets - continuing... more
Flash Commentary 3/14/23
March 14, 2023|Market Updates
The closures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank in recent days has been dominating the headlines of the financial press. It’s important to realize that Silicon Valley Bank had an unusual... more
February 2023 Monthly Market Update
February 28, 2023|Market Updates
Markets in February reflected concerns of persistent inflation and a higher for longer monetary policy, resulting in a give back of some of January’s stock market rally and most of January’s bond market... more
January 2023 Monthly Market Update
January 31, 2023|Market Updates
Markets in January seemed to look past the weakening global growth backdrop and global central bank hawkishness, turning in a strong rally across global risk assets. Market internals represented a mirror image to... more
December 2022 Monthly Market Update
December 31, 2022|Market Updates
Markets in December navigated several crosscurrents including weakening trends across the global economy, a Chinese exit from its zero-Covid public health policy, the BoJ abandoning its yield curve control policy, and a continuation... more
November 2022 Monthly Market Update
November 30, 2022|Market Updates
The primary driver for November was inflation related as signs of peaking price inflation enabled the Fed to shift the narrative toward a less aggressive tightening path. Sticky wage inflation and a tight... more