Russian Frozen Reserves
June 27, 2024
Categories: Central Bank, US Treasuries, Geopolitics, Gold, Bonds
Consequences of the United States freezing $300 billion in Russian central bank reserves.
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Blog: Bonds
Market Brief - June 2024
June 6, 2024
Categories: Market Update, Bonds, Cash, Commentary, Currencies, Government Bond Yields, Investing, Stocks
Markets edged higher during May. Inflation remains sticky.
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Volatility Returns
March 7, 2020
Categories: Markets, Bear Markets, Bonds
Volatility has returned to global financial markets. As seen in figure 1 below, the Volatility Index (“VIX”) has spiked to the highest level since 2015. However, looking further back, the VIX is nowhere near the Great Recession of 2008-2009. History proves that volatility in financial markets is nothing new. However, since early 2009, the US markets have enjoyed a low period of volatility.
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5 AM Alarm
January 12, 2019
Categories: 2018 Review, Asset Allocation, Bonds, Bond Market
As I have aged, it seems my alarm clock goes off earlier and earlier. As a child, I somewhat dreaded waking up early in the morning unless it involved golf or some other sporting activity. Early morning Bible studies were thrown in the mix as I entered college. I have many older mentors to thank for motivating me to get up early and study the Bible. As I started my career, an earlier wake-up was the norm. Of course, once kids came along, the alarm clock was somewhat useless as babies became the new alarm clock (which went off multiple times every night). More recently, I have picked back up the hobby of running. With a busy family and work life, early mornings are the best time to “get my run in”. I have come to enjoy the solitude and peace of the early morning.
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