Keep Calm and Carry On

Keep Calm and Carry On   “Keep calm and carry on.” This often-used saying was originally coined on a British poster developed in 1939 to prepare the British people for…

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Q1 2021

Q1 2021 Insights

The continued recovery from the Covid recession translated into strong returns for global equity markets and negative returns for bonds in the first quarter.  The “risk-on” reflation trade is under…

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Q4 2020 Insights

To say 2020 was a challenging year would be a major understatement, and to say it was unprecedented has become cliché.  We were all tested last year.  Some of us…

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Q3 2020 Insights

  How did the markets do? Equity markets rallied as re-openings in many economies exceeded expectations and hopes grew for a Covid-19 vaccine. Volatility picked up in September and into…

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Q2 2020 Insights

  How did the markets do? Stocks around the world rebounded strongly from their March 23 lows, as massive fiscal and monetary stimulus packages came into force. Investors looked passed…

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Q1 2020 Insights

  How did the markets do? All major equity indices across geographies, market caps, and sectors exhibited significant declines in the first quarter.  The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus…

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Q4 2019 Insights

  How did the markets do? Global equities exhibited strong gains during the fourth quarter, adding to an already robust performance for 2019. A return to more accommodative interest rate…

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Q3 2019 Insights

  How did the markets do? Global financial markets generated mixed returns in the third quarter.  U.S. equity returns were broadly positive, as were fixed income returns, while smaller-cap U.S.…

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