Relentless Rate Hikes Punish Markets October 24, 2022 The third quarter saw no relief from the pressure financial assets have faced all year and marked the third straight quarter of declines for both stocks and bonds. Foreign markets generally did worse, pressured by the relative strength of the U.S. Dollar and the fallout from the
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The Cost of Containing Inflation July 15, 2022 There is no way to sugarcoat it, the second quarter was a historically negative one for virtually all financial assets.  When combined with results from the first quarter, many financial markets had annual first-half results that marked either the worst in history or if not, the worst
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