Global markets struggled this quarter, but the U.S. bucked the trend, and posted its largest quarterly gain in nearly five years.

Global markets struggled this quarter, but the U.S. bucked the trend, and posted its largest quarterly gain in nearly five years.
With the BoC and the U.S. Federal Reserve well into their rate hiking cycles, investors have fixated on the flattening shape of government yield curves.
Perversely, investors’ propensity to take on risk seems to increase the longer a cycle lasts and the higher past returns have been.
Long-term investors benefit from both compound interest and lower volatility through extended investment horizons. How long is long enough?
Italy’s political drama escalated as the populist coalition failed to form a government, resulting in a bond sell-off.
With the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve well underway in their hiking cycles, we wonder how many days are left until the punch bowl is taken away.