Market Commentary

Timely takes on markets and the economy.
CONTENT WITH Market Commentary

Timely takes on markets and the economy.

The speculative exuberance around special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) seems to be over, but investors still have questions about them.
Where does the fixed income market go from here?
The age of abundance has given way to an age of scarcity, while the pro-cyclical version of inflation may have given way to the counter-cyclical version.
Japanese stocks have rebounded to 30-year highs and became the world’s best performers in September and the third quarter.
It’s been 35 years since I began my career on Wall Street and the lessons I learned along the way from some all-time investment greats always hold true.
The bond market has been in hibernation for months, and investors may have become complacent about risks.
A gradual slowing of stimulus heralds a potential drop for the world’s stock markets, but the evidence suggests a possibility for a positive outcome.
Supply chain issues are worsening, increasing the risk to sales, production, and inflation. European stocks may offer an opportunity to avoid these risks.
Although the prospect of the Federal Reserve tapering its bond purchases has unsettled markets in the past, we expect it to be more orderly this time around.
China’s recent stock market pullback has been in line with the average annual drawdown; historically, this volatility has tended to produce double-digit annualized gains.

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