Market Resilience and Data Dependence

3Q 2024
The third quarter of 2024 was marked by increased conflict in the Middle East, a higher-than-expected U.S. unemployment print, an abrupt change of one Presidential candidate, and two assassination attempts on the other. Yet, despite all of this, equity markets gained ground as the Federal Reserve lowered the Federal Funds rate by 0.5%, adding fuel on the economic fire powering the S&P 500 Index to a +5.9% return and a record high.

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