April 26, 2020
For the second consecutive year, most developed country equity markets delivered double digit returns, with U.S. stocks turning in a particularly strong performance. A year that […]
April 26, 2020
The U.S. equity market continued its upward trend in the third quarter, supported by the Federal Reserve’s $80 billion monthly quantitative easing program (QE3), corporate cost […]
April 26, 2020
The U.S. stock market registered the best first half of a year since 1999, as the S&P 500 tallied a 13.8% return. Conversely, the broad bond […]
April 26, 2020
While the second quarter featured an extension of higher U.S. stock prices, up 2.9% in three months and 13.8% for the year, the attention of investors […]
April 26, 2020
The U.S. stock market continued its upward trend in the 1st quarter of 2013, with the S&P 500 Index posting a 10.6% return. Investors shrugged off […]
April 26, 2020
In the three days following Barack Obama’s election victory for a second term as President of the United States, the U.S. stock market fell 3.4% and […]
April 26, 2020
More than halfway through the year, investors are confronted with conflicting economic and market signals: positive returns in equities, real estate, and commodity investments, contrasting with […]