The difficult start to the year for the markets continued into the second quarter with high inflation, global growth fears, geopolitical concerns, rising interest rates and worries that a recession may be looming. Stocks entered a bear market (a decline of at least 20%) in June. The S&P 500 (US large cap stocks) is down …
Commodities
3rd Quarter Capital Market Review
Volatility returned to the markets in the third quarter after strong performance in the first half of this year. Stocks finished the third quarter generally lower amid surging COVID cases with the Delta variant, supply chain disruptions, concerns about slowing economic growth and rising inflation. The S&P 500 (US large cap stocks) was able to …
2nd Quarter Capital Market Review
The markets continued their upward trajectory during the second quarter. Investors continued to look past COVID-19 and anticipate a sustained recovery in corporate earnings as the economy bounces back to life. The S&P 500 (large cap US stocks) was up 15.25% through June 30th. Commodities are the top performing broad asset class year-to-date, followed by …