Quarterly Market Report - Q3 2024 July 11, 2024 Categories: Quarterly Commentary, Bonds, Cash, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Interest Rates, Stocks Markets continue advancing higher into the dog days of summer. Read more
Russian Frozen Reserves June 27, 2024 Categories: Central Bank, US Treasuries, Geopolitics, Gold, Bonds Consequences of the United States freezing $300 billion in Russian central bank reserves. Read more
Market Brief - June 2024 June 6, 2024 Categories: Market Update, Bonds, Cash, Commentary, Currencies, Government Bond Yields, Investing, Stocks Markets edged higher during May. Inflation remains sticky. Read more
Volatility Returns March 7, 2020 Categories: Markets, Bear Markets, Bonds Volatility has returned to global financial markets. As seen in figure 1 below, the Volatility Index (“VIX”) has spiked to the highest level since 2015. However, looking further back, the VIX is nowhere near the Great Recession of 2008-2009. History proves that volatility in financial markets is nothing new. However, since early 2009, the US markets have enjoyed a low period of volatility. Read more
