by News Room | May 13, 2024 | Market Update
It continues to be a challenging environment for a lot of fixed income markets, especially higher quality markets. With the Federal Reserve (Fed) seemingly unlikely to lower interest rates until after the summer months (at the earliest), the “higher for longer”...
by News Room | Apr 29, 2024 | Market Update
Last week was a pivotal one for markets, with the S&P 500 coming off a 3% weekly decline the week before. In terms of economic data, we got our first look at first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) as well as the March reading of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed)...
by News Room | Apr 15, 2024 | Market Update
As the first quarter earnings season kicked off on April 12, expectations for the energy sector were decidedly negative. That low bar has tempted analysts to forecast a series of positive surprises as recent data releases for both the U.S. and China suggest a stronger...
by News Room | Apr 1, 2024 | Market Update
The initial public offering (IPO) market allows institutional investors to incorporate the macroeconomic landscape with individual corporate earnings data — and future earnings forecasts — to ascertain a share price that will hold up to analyst and media scrutiny...
by News Room | Mar 18, 2024 | Market Update
It seems like we just can’t stop talking about central banks. And this week will be no different, with atleast 15 central bank meetings planned, some more important than others, of course. While the FederalReserve (Fed) meeting will likely take top billing in the...
by News Room | Mar 4, 2024 | Market Update
Fourth quarter earnings season is winding down with only about a dozen companies in the S&P 500 left to report. After a slow start mired by messy bank results early on, corporate America picked up the pace and ended up delivering results well ahead of...