by Brent Vandermeer | Dec 20, 2021 | Monthly Reviews
Equity markets were on track to close another month at all‐time highs before the Omicron variant spooked investors and applied downward pressure in the last week of November. Should Omicron prove to be more transmissible and resilient…
by Brent Vandermeer | Nov 12, 2021 | Monthly Reviews
In this month’s commentary, we discuss North American equity markets back to all-time highs, PayPal backing away from a Pinterest acquisition, The world’s (new) most valuable company and more…
by Brent Vandermeer | Oct 14, 2021 | Monthly Reviews
Nearly all financial assets traded down during the month, outside of energy‐related equities and commodities. A slowing Chinese economy, potential U.S. domestic policy errors, and stagflation fears dominated headlines…
by Brent Vandermeer | Sep 10, 2021 | Monthly Reviews
Global risk appetite improved, with stock markets rising while commodity and fixed income markets declined. Although the Delta variant is slowing the reopening in some regions, companies continued to raise…
by Brent Vandermeer | Aug 12, 2021 | Monthly Reviews
Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore, has left the position of CEO after amassing a nearly $200 billion fortune. Bezos will continue to serve on the board of directors while also…
by Brent Vandermeer | Jul 19, 2021 | Monthly Reviews
After a long battle, the Keystone XL pipeline project has officially been scrapped. TC Energy, the pipeline developer, announced this month that they would no longer pursue the project. President Biden had previously