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The 3rd quarter ended with strong returns across most major asset classes, despite several bouts of volatility. Weak U.S. economic data and an interest rate hike from the Bank of Japan hit stocks particularly hard in the month of August. However, the long-anticipated start of the Fed’s rate cutting cycle…
The economic momentum of the 1st quarter continued into the 2nd, providing another positive quarter for equity markets. Initially, investors dialed back expectations for rate cuts from the Fed as economic overheating concerns took hold.
Global equity markets started off the year strong as resilient economic data buoyed investor sentiment. The U.S. remains on pace for a soft landing, as falling inflation and rising real wages should offset lower excess savings and tighter credit conditions.
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 2024.
In a significant move that caught global attention, Fitch Ratings, one of the major credit rating agencies, downgraded the credit rating of the United States from AAA to AA+.
Yields on 10-year U.S. Treasuries spiked in August, rising as much as 40 basis points from where they began the month. The result has been a rare bear steepening, where long-term yields rise faster than short-term yields.
On Friday of last week, the FDIC took control of Silicon Valley Bank, ending a frenetic 48 hours which saw the bank go from being solvent to insolvent. With $209 billion in assets, SVB is the 2nd largest bank failure since Washington Mutual’s failure in 2008.
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.
