General Market Commentary as of September 30, 2018 Global economic growth continues at a steady pace. US GDP came in at a 4.2% annualized rate for the 2nd quarter (reported in the 3rd quarter). The economy is in its 9th year of economic expansion, the 3r ...
General Market Commentary as of June 30, 2018 The volatility introduced into the stock market earlier this year by trade tiffs and tantrums has naggingly persisted into summer. All this has played out against the background of a surging U.S. economy. Whi ...
General Market Commentary as of March 31, 2018 Global equity markets declined in Q1 with investors unnerved first by concerns about the path of US interest rates and then worries over trade. Global bond markets reflected higher inflation, with most major ...
General Market Commentary as of December 31, 2017 U.S. Stocks continued their climb in the fourth quarter as the tax bill became reality and as generally upbeat economic data gave the green light to the Fed to raise rates again causing a pull back in bon ...
General Market Commentary as of September 30, 2017 It’s been a good quarter for global equity markets, with the economic data continuing to point to a healthy global economy. In the US, job vacancies hit the highest level since 2000. In Japan, there are ...
General Market Commentary as of June 30, 2017 Stocks continued to climb during the second quarter, as a Fed rate hike, valuation concerns, and a fluid political landscape in the U.S. didn't dent the market. Investors remain overly cautious expecting some ...
