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Caleb Conlin
October 2019 Market Perspective
A quick check of recent bond market returns seems to indicate that all is well in the bond market. With the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate ...
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Q3 2019 Market Recap
After a very strong first half of 2019, the S&P 500® Index hit a relatively choppy plateau in the third quarter. Though the S&P 500® Index advanced ...
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Q3 2019 Market Perspective
Are the July and September Federal Fund rate cuts and renewed expansion of the Federal Reserve (the Fed) balance sheet signs that the policies led ...
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July 2019 Market Recap
The Federal Reserve commanded the spotlight in July as investors waited in expectation of the first interest rate cut in over 10 years. The 25 ...
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August 2019 Market Recap
Back-and-forth and ‘round we go again. In August, eyes turned from Fed easing to global trade wars as tension between the U.S. and China ratcheted ...
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August 2019 Market Perspective
Like May, August was another month when both VIX® and the bond market flashed different signals. Should investors prepare for Fed disappointment? Download: August 2019 ...
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July 2019 Market Perspective
July was a month of waiting… on the Federal Reserve and more. Leading up to the Fed’s July 31 meeting, markets were tranquil with volatility ...
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June 2019 Market Recap
Q2 was a rollercoaster ride. The S&P 500® Index faced its biggest decline in 2019, bookended by record highs that can be partly attributable to ...
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June 2019 Market Perspective
Stock and bond markets, along with the economy, were stronger in the first half of 2019 than many predicted. The Fed’s dovish shift helped support ...
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May 2019 Market Recap
The S&P 500® Index incurred its 5th largest monthly loss since the current bull market began in March 2009–the implied volatility response was muted and ...
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