Financial markets were generally stable in July, supported by a positive economic backdrop. The MSCI ACWI Index, which represents global equities (i.e., both U.S. and international stocks), advanced by 0.69% in July, the U.S. large-cap Russell 1000 Index rose 2.08%, the U.S. small-cap Russell 2000 Index fell by 3.61%, and the MSCI ACWI Ex-USA Index | Read More +
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Insights: Revisiting 2021 Themes and Second Half Outlook
The equity markets performed well in June, supported by continued positive developments throughout the global economy. Equities have performed exceptionally well through the first half of the year, while bonds have been mixed. The MSCI ACWI Index, which represents global equities (i.e., both U.S. and international stocks), advanced by 12.56% in the first half of | Read More +
Insights: Economic Growth & Inflation, COVID-19, and Portfolio Diversification
The financial markets performed well in May, supported by continued positive developments throughout the global economy. The MSCI ACWI Index, which represents global equities (i.e., both U.S. and international stocks), advanced by 1.56%, the U.S. large-cap Russell 1000 Index rose 0.47%, the U.S. small-cap Russell 2000 Index increased by 0.21%, and the MSCI ACWI Ex-USA | Read More +
Insights: U.S. Economy, Inflation, COVID-19, and U.S. Corporate Earnings
The financial markets performed well again in April, supported by continued positive developments around the COVID vaccine rollout and fiscal stimulus. The MSCI ACWI Index, which represents global equities (i.e., both U.S. and international stocks), advanced by 4.37%, the U.S. large-cap Russell 1000 Index rose 5.38%, the U.S. small-cap Russell 2000 Index increased by 2.10%, | Read More +
Insights: Fiscal Stimulus, COVD-19 Developments, and Corporate Earnings
The financial markets performed well in February, supported by continued fiscal stimulus, positive developments around COVID-19, and solid corporate earnings. The MSCI ACWI Index, which represents global equities (i.e., both U.S. and international stocks), advanced by 2.3%, the U.S. large-cap Russell 1000 Index rose 2.9%, the U.S. small-cap Russell 2000 Index increased by 6.2%, and | Read More +
Insights: The Markets, COVID Developments, and Corporate Earnings
The new year started on a generally positive note for the markets, supported by low interest rates, positive vaccine developments, and impressive corporate earnings. In January, the MSCI ACWI Index, which represents global equities (i.e., both U.S. and international stocks), declined by 0.5%. The U.S. large-cap Russell 1000 Index fell 0.8% in January, although the | Read More +
Insights: COVID Developments, the U.S. Presidential Election, and Fiscal Stimulus
Global equity markets moved higher across the board in November as clarity emerged around the U.S. presidential election results, and three companies shared positive data from COVID vaccine trials. During the month of November, the MSCI ACWI Index, which represents global equities (i.e., both U.S. and international stocks), has risen 11.8%, while the MSCI ACWI | Read More +
Insights: The Markets, Fiscal Stimulus, and the November Elections
Market Update At the end of September, financial markets experienced a modest sell-off; since then, however, performance has been positive. The MSCI ACWI Index, which represents global equities (i.e., both U.S. and international stocks), has risen 3.2% to date in October, while the MSCI ACWI Ex-USA (international stocks) has increased by 2.8%. U.S. large cap | Read More +
Insights: Our Perspective on Events Impacting Investors September 12th
Market Update At the time of our last commentary in August, markets were on a steady upward trend. So far this month, however, we have seen a modest — albeit sharp — sell-off in equity markets, particularly in technology stocks. Since September 1st, core U.S. bonds, as represented by the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate U.S. Bond | Read More +
Insights: Our Perspective On Events Impacting Investors August 22nd
Market Update COVID-19 statistics, consumer spending, and improving trends in employment data drove positive equity gains for most indices since our last update. The MSCI ACWI Index, which represents global equities (i.e., both U.S. and international stocks), gained 1.6% over the past two weeks, while the MSCI ACWI Ex-USA (international stocks) gained 1.1%. U.S. large | Read More +
