Monthly Market Update — March 2022
Market Performance Summary After most asset classes cruised to solid gains in 2021, the first quarter of 2022 has been much more challenging for markets. All major asset classes were negative for the first quarter of 2022, but March brought some reprieve from the...
Weekly Market Update – April 1, 2022
Quick Takes The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed higher to extend their consecutive weeks rally to three, the first three-week win streak since November 2021. Still mixed economic news and mixed news from the Russia-Ukraine hostilities made for yet another choppy week of...
Weekly Market Update – March 25, 2022
Quick Takes The broad U.S. equity indexes closed higher for a second week in a row, with the S&P notching its best two-week performance since late 2020. A rebound in technology led to the relief rally, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced more than +10% over the last...
Weekly Market Update – March 18, 2022
Quick Takes A strong countertrend rally in technology and growth stocks helped push stock indices to their best week of the year. Most major global equity indices were up +5% or more for the week, which helped return many major indices to positive territory for the...
Weekly Market Update – March 11, 2022
Quick Takes The Russia-Ukraine fighting has continued to intensify, and inflation has accelerated further, which left all major U.S. indexes in the red for yet another week. For the week, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fell 2%, 2.9%, and 3.5%, respectively, and the...
Weekly Market Update – March 4, 2022
Quick Takes The conflict in Ukraine has intensified and the humanitarian aspect has become much more dire. Stock indices around the world declined, reflecting the deterioration of the situation, and the increased downside risk it poses to global inflation and growth....
Monthly Market Update — February 2022
Market Performance Summary It was another difficult month for bond and equity investors. After watching virtually all major asset classes fall in January, February brought a similar trend, though at a lesser magnitude. Inflation anxieties remain but geopolitical risks...
Weekly Market Update – February 25, 2022
Quick Takes It was a troubling week as Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine triggering one of the worst military crises in Europe in decades. Given the complexity of the situation with waves of sanctions being issued by Western allies and various reports of...