2022: Focus on the fundamentals

2022: Focus on the fundamentals

The global economy has moved beyond the pandemic recession of 2020. Monetary and fiscal support and a rapidly developed vaccine provided support to allow the world to enter a durable recovery. Supply chain disruptions have persisted, and inflation is now higher than...
Listen to the Fed

Listen to the Fed

At the November FOMC policy meeting, the US Federal Reserve announced it would slow the pace of its asset purchases. This is a process known as tapering. The Fed well and truly forewarned markets it was coming. The clear communication prevented a bond market sell-off,...