Economy
Making Sense of the Recent Market Volatility
Posted on
Mon, 10th September, 2007 by
Jeremy
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Over the past several weeks, the investment markets have experienced significant volatility. July and August, which are usually calm months, have instead been quite turbulent. Uncertainty surrounding the subprime mortgage market has resulted in a severe reduction in available liquidity, causing investment managers to sell securities – often their highest quality holdings – to […]
2nd Quarter 2007 Market Review
Posted on
Thu, 26th July, 2007 by
Jeremy
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Yesterday I briefly discussed the broad economic indicators for the second quarter so today I want to go into a bit more detail and take a look at the overall performance and trends of the equity and bond markets.
Capital Markets Review
Virtually all major stock market indices ended the second quarter with strong positive returns. In […]
Economic Review: 2nd Quarter 2007
Posted on
Wed, 25th July, 2007 by
Jeremy
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We have crossed the halfway point of the year and the second quarter has come to a close and overall the quarter was a rebound from what was happening in the tail end of the first quarter. The Dow Jones Industrials Average rallied and gained over 1,500 points in just two months before stabilizing in […]
1st Quarter 2007 Market Review
Posted on
Fri, 27th April, 2007 by
Jeremy
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Today I want to expand on the broad economic analysis of the first quarter of 2007 that I brought up yesterday and go into a bit more detail in the specific performance of various aspects of the capital markets.
Oil Prices
The first quarter of 2007 saw a significant swing in oil prices. At the start of […]
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