Yearly Archives: 2020

GLC Market Matters – November review

In early November, Pfizer and its German partner, BioNtech, released results of their ongoing trial for a COVID-19 vaccine, showing very positive early results of 90% efficacy rates. Shortly after, Moderna followed suit with similarly positive results from their COVID vaccine trial. In the midst of a second wave of [...]

GLC Market Matters – November review2022-12-08T18:42:25-05:00

GLC Market Matters – Summary for October

Most equity markets weakened in October as U.S. election news and rising COVID-19 counts blanketed the airwaves alongside the season’s first snowfall blanketing lawns. In contrast, cannabis stocks were up. Yeah, I know… sometimes markets really do make sense! Investor sentiment moves from sanguine to somber to Halloween scary... To [...]

GLC Market Matters – Summary for October2022-12-08T18:42:17-05:00

GLC Market Commentary: Wake me up when September ends

September began with strong stock markets gains, hopes for a U.S. pandemic stimulus bill and the longawaited re-opening of many schools and businesses.September ended with stock losses, no stimulus bill, a COVID second wave, the loss of a U.S. Supreme Court icon and an election debate that had more school [...]

GLC Market Commentary: Wake me up when September ends2022-12-08T18:42:32-05:00

GLC Market Matters. Summary for August 2020

Global equity markets have risen consistently all summer long, with U.S. equities continuing to shine as the bright star amongst peers. The S&P 500’s 7% monthly gain (with gains achieved on all but five days in August) speaks to the optimism of investors enthusiastically anticipating a V-shaped recovery. U.S. consumer [...]

GLC Market Matters. Summary for August 20202022-12-08T18:42:41-05:00

2020 Mid-Year Market Review by GLC

Exiting the March 23 bottom, equity markets bounced back sharply, posting one of the strongest and quickest recoveries in history. Why? How? As inconceivably bad as economic data was in April, the unprecedentedly large monetary and fiscal responsefrom world governments was even more overwhelming. The combined strength of a united [...]

2020 Mid-Year Market Review by GLC2022-12-08T18:42:49-05:00

The great re-opening experiment has begun

Across the globe, nations inched closer to ending isolation measures (as long as we all agree to stay six feet apart) and plans to re-open economies were unmasked (but masks are recommended).While re-opening conditions varied greatly by region, the news was met with relief. After weeks of worrisome and sometimes [...]

The great re-opening experiment has begun2022-12-08T18:42:57-05:00

Markets rebound as focus turns to ‘new normal’ in a post-pandemic world

April offered strong gains for global equity and bond markets driven by fiscal and monetary stimulus and the apparent slowing of the spread of COVID-19. The S&P 500 led the global pack of stock markets roaring back in April with a near 13% gain, its best monthly performance since January [...]

Markets rebound as focus turns to ‘new normal’ in a post-pandemic world2022-12-08T18:43:04-05:00

Canada Life Mortgage Rates May 2020

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Canada Life Mortgage Rates May 20202022-12-08T18:43:22-05:00

GLC Summary for Q1 2020

The rapid spread of COVID-19 dominated headlines, altered daily lives and spread fear across capital markets.Government aid and policy responses globally have been both material and rapid.Balanced investors benefited from fixed-income holdings to offset large equity losses, though only the safest of safe-haven assets realized gains.An oil price war between [...]

GLC Summary for Q1 20202022-12-08T18:44:11-05:00

Credential Market Commentaries as of 29/02/2020

GDP gains. Economic growth in Canada was positive in December at 0.3%, beating 0.1% in the previous month and above expectations of the same amount. This was the strongest pace since May as growth was seen in both the services and manufacturing sectors led by transportation and warehousing (+1.5%) and [...]

Credential Market Commentaries as of 29/02/20202022-12-08T18:43:29-05:00
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