Below are answers to our client’s most frequently asked questions on the markets, the yield curve inversion, French elections and our portfolios positioning.

S #stocks and the US yield curve are diverging meaningfully as the 2-year - 30-year Treasury Bond yield curve just inverted for the 1st time since late 2007 while the S&P 500 trades within 5% of its all-time-high.

The major US equity indices ended the week higher, with the S&P 500 Index reaching its highest level since February 10 on Friday. Tech stocks outperformed, helped by Apple.

US stocks moved higher for the week, ending a two-week losing streak and reclaiming much of the ground lost over the past month.

US stocks moved lower over another week of extreme volatility on the back of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

It was another volatile week with US stocks ending lower as investors continued to weigh developments in the Russia-Ukraine war.

After a rough start to 2022, the month of February did not help reduce market volatility. In fact, the Russia- Ukraine crisis and the resulting geopolitical instability shook markets even more, impacting commodity prices, creating additional supply chain bottlenecks and further enhancing inflation pressures. Here are 10 stories to remember from an eventful month.

Volatility spiked last week on the back of the tragic events taking place in Ukraine. While the huge intra- day market reversal on Thursday led some market participants to think it is now time to “Buy on the sound of cannons”, we believe that the war in Ukraine does not signal a market regime change. On the contrary, it may actually reinforce some of the key market and macro trends which have been in place over the last few months. Below, we highlight five key trends and highlight their impact on our current investment strategy.  

The major US equity indexes closed mostly higher after a week of historic volatility sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The fact that Russian tanks are entering the streets of Donetsk means that there is a risk of escalation and that things could easily spiral out of control.