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May 31, 2022
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Latest Commentary
Stocks Cap Off Worst First Half in Over 50 Years as the ‘Free Money’ Era Ends
John Zechner
The bear market in U.S. stocks officially arrived with the S&P500 hitting the 20% decline threshold from its January high at the close of trading on June 13, and then falling further to its current price trough three days later. It ended up ass the worst first half in the S&P500 in over 50 years […]
Read MorePreferred Share Commentary | May 2022
Jeff Herold
The preferred share market enjoyed robust gains in May as it rebounded from weak performance in April. In doing so, preferred shares generated the strongest monthly performance the market has seen in more than a years’ time and the first positive month this year. On a relative basis, the preferred market strongly outperformed equities and […]
Read MoreBond Commentary | May 2022
Jeff Herold
Canadian and U.S. bonds had a seesaw month in May. Initially, yields rose and bond prices declined as inflationary pressures remained high and both the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve were expected to make multiple interest rate increases. However, equity market volatility in the second and third weeks of the month raised concerns […]
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