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Economic activity and volatility both slow. But for how long?
Economic activity has slowed recently, and so has market volatility. Our chart examines this relationship and asks how much longer it can last.
Slowing recovery presents challenges, highlights opportunities
Markets have traded sideways for much of the past 6 weeks after racing back in late March. Our chart looks at what slowing momentum may mean for investors.
Measuring the recovery: Pressing pause
COVID-19’s resurgence in the U.S. has paused the nascent economic recovery. We dive into traditional and high frequency data to show how the pandemic is impacting economic activity and equity market performance.
Dueling data leaves market outlook open to interpretation
Economic data as a Rorschach test? Like the famous inkblots, competing good news-bad news releases make market outlooks appear highly subjective.
Q3 2020: Lift off?
Q3 starts off at a weaker place than any quarter since WWII as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but with reopening has come optimism.
A quick roundtrip: yields return to pre-COVID levels
Back to low or no yield? Our chart looks at why fixed income investors need to look outside of traditional markets for competitive opportunities.