by newcente | Apr 26, 2017 | Blog, Equity Markets, Fixed Income Markets, In The News, Uncategorized, What's New
April 26, 2017. By Mark Barry: The market environment over the past several years has proved difficult for many hedge funds, with several high profile managers making headlines amid declining performance and the resulting loss of assets as investors seek to deploy...
by newcente | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog, Fixed Income Markets, In The News, Uncategorized, What's New
February 9, 2017. By John Wolfsberg: After bottoming in the first half of 2016, interest rates rose sharply in the fourth quarter following the surprise victory of Donald Trump in the U. S. presidential election. Rates had entered the quarter on a slow upward...
by newcente | Nov 15, 2016 | Blog, Fixed Income Markets, In The News, Tax Planning, Uncategorized
November 15, 2016. By John Wolfsberg: The bond market has witnessed a significant back up in yields as a result of the surprising win by Donald Trump in last week’s Presidential election. Going into Tuesday, the market had been positioned for a Clinton win, but as...
by newcente | Oct 31, 2016 | Blog, Fixed Income Markets, In The News, Uncategorized, What's New
October 31, 2016. By John Wolfsberg: With the Brexit vote behind us and investor concern over repercussions of Britain’s vote to leave the EU diminishing, the bond market turned its focus to the underlying fundamentals of the US economy. Economic data for the quarter...
by newcente | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog, Fixed Income Markets, Uncategorized, What's New
August 2, 2016. By John Wolfsberg: The market seemed to have regained its appetite for risk assets as we entered the second quarter. Oil prices had recovered from the multiyear lows of the first quarter, and investors began to feel confident that the economy would...
by newcente | May 16, 2016 | Blog, Fixed Income Markets, What's New
The first quarter of 2016 witnessed a wild start to the year with financial markets experiencing extreme levels of volatility. Investors exited risk assets early in the quarter to seek the safety of U.S. Treasuries as concerns over global growth (driven by weakness in...
