Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.
While the S&P 500 was roughly flat last week, and U.S. 10-year Treasury yields continued to oscillate around the 4.3% level as growth and inflation remain more resilient than expected, WTI closed the week above $90 for the first time in almost a year and has now bounced more than 30% since..
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Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.
Last week, equities struggled to find direction, posting gains one day only to be wiped out the next. By the time all was done, the S&P 500 finished the week up 0.8%, marking the first increase in the past four weeks. Fixed income markets were much the same, with US 10-year yields flirting near..
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Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.
Last week, markets posted broadly negative performances due to concerns over the potential effects of a U.S. credit rating downgrade by Fitch (to AA+ from AAA). The downgrade was simply a global broadcast of the U.S. fiscal situation - no surprise, it is not good, but in our opinion, it is still..
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