Perhaps it’s just us, but we are struck with how surprised most clients are that the markets are very close to achieving full recovery of their all-time highs set in late-July.  Maybe that’s because the media wasted no time in bringing focus to how adversely financial markets reacted to abrasive tweets (Trade + Fed) from […]

It was another roller-coaster ride of a week; one in which the most recent of market stress seemed to be attempting to mend.  In fact, until Friday, the market was up a little more than 1% and the VIX, a widely watched measure of market volatility was beginning to appear calm.   Investors appeared optimistic that […]

If you watch the news today, it is almost certain you will learn the yield curve inverted (the 2yr/10yr spread) this morning for the first time since 2007.  This will probably result in a challenging market experience today (and perhaps days ahead).  You will also hear inversion – a condition where short term interest rates […]