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March 2023 Pricing Commentary

In March, global securities markets were influenced by substantial financial and economic news flow, such as the unforeseen regional banking crisis, which triggered massive deposit withdrawals resulting in a concerted rescue action by several big...

February 2023 Pricing Commentary

Despite the early month optimism, North American equity indices slid into negative territory by the end of February. This decline was mostly due to lingering concerns about elevated inflation, U.S. 10 year treasury bond yields creeping towards 4%,...

January 2023 Pricing Commentary

The month of January produced remarkable investment performance, carrying forward a significant recovery from the lows of 2022. In retrospect, common stocks ended December unduly depressed and this past month’s extraordinary recovery was a...

December 2022 Pricing Commentary

After two consecutive months of positive equity returns, the North American stock market indices declined across almost all industry sectors in December. As we previously commented last month, investors have been deeply fixated on the monetary...

November 2022 Pricing Commentary

North American equity markets continued their positive price trend into November, finishing the month at two month highs. Investors remain deeply fixated on the monetary actions of the U.S. Federal Reserve and its chairman, Jerome Powell....

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