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WHAT’S CHANGED AND WHAT IT COULDMEAN

WHAT’S CHANGED AND WHAT IT COULD
MEAN

Markets have adjusted to several changes this year. The pace at which inflation has cooled is slowing. The market has started to believe the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) “higher for longer” message. The bar for earnings has been lowered. Market relationships to interest...
BRIGHTENING OUTLOOK FOR INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES

BRIGHTENING OUTLOOK FOR INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES

Investors got more excited about international investing late last year. Some of that was chasing better returns, as developed international equities solidly beat the U.S. over the last three months of 2022. Some was the increased popularity of value investing as...
Q4 EARNINGS PREVIEW: PESSIMISM MAY BE OVERDONE

Q4 EARNINGS PREVIEW: PESSIMISM MAY BE OVERDONE

Fourth quarter earnings season is underway and probably won’t bring much good news. Lackluster global growth, ongoing profit margin pressures from inflation, and negative currency impacts are likely to translate into a year-over-year decline in S&P 500 Index...
BRIGHTENING OUTLOOK FOR INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES

2023   MARKET OUTLOOK

2022 was a dizzying year as markets and the global economy continued to find itself out of balance due to the still present aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the policy response to it. If 2022 was about recognizing imbalances that had built in the economy and...
BRIGHTENING OUTLOOK FOR INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES

DECEMBER DOWN BUT NOT OUT

Despite the S&P 500 Index starting December with five consecutive days of losses, we think December is down but not out. December often starts slow but historically has been a strong month. There are also some potentially supportive seasonal patterns ahead, such...
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