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2022 brought a decidedly sharp end to the post-pandemic bull market. What markets originally thought would be a gradual central bank tightening campaign turned into the fastest series of rate hikes in history. The year was dominated by the shift higher in interest rates and its impact across all financial markets as risk assets repriced dramatically.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost of living adjustments (COLAs) affecting dollar limitations for retirement plans and other retirement-related items for Tax Year 2023.
Despite a strong rally in July, global equity and bond markets retreated further in the 3rd quarter as markets priced in additional central bank tightening amidst a global growth….
Both global equity and fixed income markets continued this year’s selloff in the 2nd quarter as investors grappled with slowing economic growth, geopolitical turmoil…
Global equity markets sold off in the 1st quarter of the year as the conflict in Ukraine created a risk-off environment. U.S. equities were the relative winners…
Both global equity and fixed income markets produced negative returns over the 3rd quarter as market participants recalibrated growth and policy expectations. From a macroeconomic standpoint, the trends from the 2nd quarter continued into the 3rd. Growth in…
Market narratives and asset prices fluctuated throughout the 1st quarter as market participants were forced to adjust to a rapidly shifting investment landscape. In January, risk assets rallied on the idea of an immaculate disinflation characterized by resilient global growth…
Global equity markets continued to climb the wall of worry in the 2nd quarter. The banking stress in the aftermath of the SVB failure seems to have resulted in limited lending restraint thus far. Additionally, the bipartisan agreement to suspend the US debt ceiling until 2025 means…