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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.
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…
Russian forces struck the central square of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, on Tuesday. Moscow’s frustrations with the prolonged initial conflict have propelled them to…
