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Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – March 27

Global markets are no longer simply trending lower, they are fracturing under policy uncertainty and headline-driven volatility.  The U.S. market has suffered its fifth consecutive weekly decline in major U.S. indices, with the S&P 500 down ~7% YTD and the … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – March 13

Global markets ended the week in classic late-cycle fashion: equities tried to look composed, while everything underneath them looked increasingly less so. The dominant macro transmission channel was energy. The Iran conflict and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz … Continue reading

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The Oil Shock vs. Irrational Resilience

As we approach the Ides of March, the S&P 500 is performing a high-wire act that should give even the most seasoned bull a case of vertigo. Currently sitting at 6,672, the index is a mere 4.7% below its recent … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – March 6

The global market narrative has been utterly hijacked by the seventh day of the U.S./Iran conflict. While Washington demands “unconditional surrender,” the energy markets are issuing a surrender of their own, to pure, unadulterated upward momentum. Crude oil prices surged … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Feb 27

This commentary will necessarily be speculative. Trading this week will likely be dominated by the breakout of war with Iran. However, markets do not trade in the short-term on logic; they trade on positioning, leverage, and emotion, often in that … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Feb 6

The week ending February 6 was defined by rising internal stress beneath still-resilient headline equity levels, with sharp dispersion across asset classes and regions. U.S. equities experienced notable volatility, with the S&P 500 briefly touching record highs early in the … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Jan 30

Global markets ended the week with rising internal stress beneath still-resilient headline equity levels, setting up a fragile start to the new week. While U.S. equities held modest January gains, risk signals deteriorated meaningfully late in the week, culminating in … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Jan 23

This week’s global financial landscape was characterized by intense volatility and a continued and significant rotation across asset classes. A prominent trend is the marked shift toward small-cap stocks, as investors move away from the high-valuation mega-cap technology sector that … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Jan 16

January market action reflects a clear rotation away from narrow mega-cap leadership toward broader equity participation, a shift that is both cyclical and allocational in nature. Small-cap stocks have emerged as standout performers, with the Russell 2000 and S&P MidCap … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Dec 12

Global markets closed the week with a clear message: policy easing is supporting risk appetite, but leadership is rotating, and stresses are emerging beneath the surface. The Federal Reserve’s December rate cut reinforced expectations that the tightening cycle is firmly … Continue reading

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