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As of this writing, it appears we will have another negative week for global stock markets. The month of February has also fallen into the red. The culprit this week was squarely the build-up of Russian troops along the Ukraine border.
Another down week for global markets as the potential for a Russian invasion of Ukraine coupled with a more hawkish sounding federal reserve sent markets lower on Thursday and Friday. We are very comfortable with the cash we have raised and our asset positioning
The dreadful month of January is finally behind us, but the high volatility in equity markets seems to be sticking around. Although it appears the major averages will make a slight upward move this week, Thursday saw the most significant single market capitalization loss in the market's history, as Facebook fell 27% on the back of weak earnings.
Major global indices had a negative week for the third time in a row, as fears continue to mount over the upcoming monetary and fiscal tightening cycle. Although the hardest hit sectors continue to be Technology and Real Estate, it is worth noting that the selling is spreading.
Equity markets continued to be volatile in December as investors digested the potential impacts of the Omicron variant and weighed the Fed’s hawkish stance on potential interest rate hikes in 2022. Q4 began with a strong rally, on hopes that the bipartisan infrastructure bill would be economically stimulative. Strong quarterly earnings also acted as a catalyst for higher stock prices.
The poor start to the year continued this week as major stock indexes were down for the third week in a row. The significant shift we saw came on Friday when major US banks reported earnings that failed to live up to expectations.