Investment Commentary Articles

Global Market Commentary – May 2023

Global Market Commentary – May 2023

As the United States teetered on the possibility of defaulting on its sovereign debt during tense weeks in May, global equities slipped -1.07% in May bringing the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) return to 7.68% so far in 2023.

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Global Market Commentary – January 2023

Global Market Commentary – January 2023

If there is a way to “bounce back” after a brutal 2022 that closed with global equities down -18.36%, it is to come out of the gates strong. Global equities did just that, climbing 7.17% in January. It was the MSCI All-Country World Index’s (ACWI) best January since 2019 and second-best January on record…

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Last Week in Review – January 27, 2023

Last Week in Review – January 27, 2023

Last week stocks resumed their winning streak, as investors appeared to welcome some hopeful signals that the economy might skirt a recession in 2023. Consumer discretionary stocks were solid, thanks partly to a big jump in Tesla shares over the week following a favorable outlook from CEO Elon Musk.

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Last Week in Review – January 20, 2023

Last Week in Review – January 20, 2023

Last week, the major indexes ended mixed as recession fears appeared to weigh on sentiment. The narrowly focused Dow Jones Industrial Average performed worst. It gave back a portion of its strong rally in the first two weeks of the year, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite recorded a modest gain.

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