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Second Quarter 2024 Market Snapshot

Second Quarter 2024: Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Highs? The second quarter of 2024 capped a strong first half of the year, with the artificial intelligence (“AI”) frenzy propelling stocks to gains despite a backdrop of tempered expectations for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts. The S&P 500 climbed over 4% in the quarter and 15% in the … Continue reading Second Quarter 2024 Market Snapshot


Fourth Quarter 2023 Market Snapshot

Fourth Quarter 2023: What Landing? Pessimistic forecasts and a dour economic outlook set the stage for an unexpected stock bull market boom in 2023. Just over a year ago, Chairman Jerome Powell cautioned that “it is likely that restoring price stability will require holding policy at a restrictive level for some time. History cautions strongly … Continue reading Fourth Quarter 2023 Market Snapshot


Second Quarter 2023 Market Snapshot

Download (PDF, 715KB) Second Quarter 2023: Don’t Stop Me Now Stocks continued to advance, shaking off the bear market of 2022, as several potential market disruptions failed to materialize. Unexpected global banking sector issues, including the second largest bank failure in U.S. history, were quickly dealt with by U.S. and European regulators, stemming off a … Continue reading Second Quarter 2023 Market Snapshot


First Quarter 2023 Market Snapshot

Download (PDF, 481KB) First Quarter 2023: Resilient Economy, Weak Banks, Swift Intervention Softening inflation, a budding banking crisis, and a strong overall economic picture caused investors to re-evaluate their expectations for future interest rates in the first quarter. As a result, many of 2022’s trends – of lower asset prices in general, investor preferences for … Continue reading First Quarter 2023 Market Snapshot


Fourth Quarter 2022 Market Snapshot

Download (PDF, 869KB) Fourth Quarter 2022: What’s Next? A tepid fourth-quarter rally in both stocks and bonds helped cut losses to close out a frustrating year for investors. For the full year, both global stock and investment-grade bond market indices suffered double-digit losses, as stock/bond diversification failed to meaningfully protect portfolios. A traditionally diversified portfolio … Continue reading Fourth Quarter 2022 Market Snapshot