11Apr/22

Persistent Inflation Clouding Economic and Financial Market Outlook

April 11, 2022Global Investing, Long-Term InvestingBank of Canada, Bonds, ECB, Equities, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Portfolio Management, Wealthgpowell

First Quarter 2022 Market Update: As 2022 rolled in we were all focused on inflation and what policy makers were going to do about consumer price inflation reaching multi-decade highs. Central banksRead More…

21Dec/21

Navigating Inflation, Supply Chain, Omicron, and Energy Price Concerns

December 21, 2021Long-Term InvestingChina, COVID-19, Economics, Emerging Markets, Energy, Federal Reserve, Food Prices, Inflation, Omicron, Powell, Supply Chaingpowell

Inflation trends remained under intense scrutiny through November into early December, with investment sages all predicting that it will be the future trajectory of price increases and the central banks’ responses thatRead More…

31Jul/21

Biannual Commodities Update July 2021

July 31, 2021Long-Term InvestingChina, copper, Crude Oil, economy, gold, lumber, natural gas, Soybeans, WTIgpowell

Biannual Commodities Update July 2021 Commodities had a bumper first half of the year, gaining 21% and outpacing most asset classes across the globe. Unlike last year, precious metals lagged on theRead More…

23Mar/21

Tide turns for economies and financial markets but volatility ahead

March 23, 2021Long-Term InvestingBonds, Emerging Markets, Fiscal Policy, Global Investing, Monetary Policy, Retirement, Stocks, Tech, value investinggpowell

A year ago, the world was falling apart as the coronavirus started to spread around the globe. Stock markets sold off markedly amid turbulent volatility throughout the first quarter before reaching aRead More…

12Oct/20

Investing Through a Coronavirus Plagued Economy

October 12, 2020Long-Term InvestingBonds, COVID-19, Diversification, Economics, Election, gold, S&P500, Stocks, Unemployment, Volatilitygpowell

With the COVID-19 pandemic still plaguing many countries, economies are in the worst shape they’ve been in decades. Hopes of a V-shaped recovery proved short-lived as infection rates began rising again duringRead More…

07Sep/20

Markets Knocked Off Highs As Reality Takes Hold

September 7, 2020Long-Term InvestingCOVID-19, Economics, FAANG, Global Investing, gold, Interest Rates, Stocks, Techgpowell

Markets knocked off their August highs as reality takes hold After hitting record highs during August, the US stock market sold off sharply in early September as the tech stocks that haveRead More…

26Jul/20

Commodities Update First Half 2020

July 26, 2020Long-Term Investingcoal, commodities, copper, Crude Oil, Economics, gold, natural gas, Platinum, Silver, Zincgpowell

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic made it a tumultuous six months for commodities, with only the precious metals, gold, and silver, putting in a positive performance as investors took shelter fromRead More…

09Jul/20

COVID-19 and Social Injustice Lead to an Economic Precipice

July 9, 2020Long-Term InvestingBLM, commodities, COVID-19, Crude Oil, Economics, gold, OPEC, Stimulusgpowell

Rising rates of infections put recovery at risk Stock markets experienced substantial gains in the second quarter. However, the optimism started to fade in mid-June after a strong start to the monthRead More…

18May/20

Global Economies Plot Path to Reopen

May 18, 2020Long-Term InvestingCoronavirus, COVID-19, Crude Oil, Economics, Global Investing, Growth, Recession, Supply Chain, value investinggpowell

It’s been nearly three months since economies around the globe started going into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But as the number of cases in certain regions begins to decline, there’sRead More…

13Apr/20

A Confluence of Black Swan Events

April 13, 2020Long-Term InvestingBlack Swan, central banks, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crude Oil, Earnings, economy, IMF, Interest Rates, OPECgpowell

The exponential spread of the coronavirus through Europe, the UK and to North America saw investors take flight, sending the stock markets into their steepest and fastest decline into a bear marketRead More…