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Q1 2025 Summary – First 100 Days

By |2025-04-23T16:48:31-07:00April 3rd, 2025|Uncategorized|

First 100 Days 1Q25 was anything but typical. The early months of President Trump’s second term delivered sweeping policy changes that heightened uncertainty across financial markets. From federal spending cuts to an aggressive shift in trade policy, the administration’s “shock-and-awe” approach generated volatility across asset classes, sent inflation expectations higher, and provoked a sharp [Read More]

Q4 2024 Summary – Hawkish Cuts and Stormy Skies

By |2025-01-30T12:50:25-08:00January 30th, 2025|Uncategorized|

Macroeconomic Environment Donald Trump’s election as the 47th president of the United States, along with a Republican sweep in Congress, set the tone for 4Q24. Despite mixed fourth quarter results driven by shifting monetary policies and fiscal uncertainties, 2024 concluded with strong annual returns supported by a resilient U.S. economy, advancements in artificial intelligence [Read More]

Q3 2024 Summary – Election Tension

By |2024-12-10T11:42:18-08:00October 22nd, 2024|Uncategorized|

Macroeconomic Environment The markets were stellar in 3Q24, generating strong returns across asset classes and reflecting a positive outlook that strength remains in the economy despite signs of cooling. The Fed’s move to ease monetary policy to help the economy navigate a soft landing was no surprise, but the size of the move was [Read More]

Q2 2024 Summary – Politics Upstage Economic News

By |2024-07-31T14:46:54-07:00July 31st, 2024|Uncategorized|

Politics Upstage Economic News Global broad market performance was lackluster in 2Q24 (MSCI ACWI: +2.9%; Equal-weighted S&P 500: -2.6%; Bloomberg Global Aggregate: -1.1%). Economic news was also mostly humdrum. The economy continued to chug along; 2Q real GDP growth is expected to be around 2% annualized. The labor market remained resilient, inflation trended down [Read More]

Q1 2024 Summary – Higher Forever?

By |2024-04-18T14:05:54-07:00April 4th, 2024|Uncategorized|

Macroeconomic Environment While it may feel like we are in a “higher forever” world with respect to stock prices or interest rates, we know this scenario is implausible, if not impossible. Amid a backdrop of low volatility mixed with investor enthusiasm (especially around anything to do with artificial intelligence) and better-than-expected economic news, the [Read More]

Q4 2023 Summary – Grim economic forecasts successfully thwarted in 2023

By |2024-01-31T14:07:40-08:00January 29th, 2024|Uncategorized|

Macroeconomic Environment The most widely predicted recession in recent history did not materialize in 2023. In late 2022, 85% of economists polled by the Financial Times predicted a recession in 2023. Consumers were also gloomy, affected by post-pandemic blues and worries over rising inflation, especially gas and food prices, and stagnating wages. In 1Q23, [Read More]

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