Richard Steinberg, Chief Market Strategist, provides his outlook on the markets as bond yields pull back a...
In the days following the election, risk assets rallied despite near unanimous calls for widespread declines in the wake of a Trump victory. Indeed, the S&P 500 had its...
As we stated in our most recent investment newsletter, we fully expected a reaction from the markets in the immediate aftermath of the presidential election. The volatility in the...
As earnings season is underway for the second quarter of 2016, companies will report to investors how much they earned in the just closed quarter. Sometimes the most important information...
It is easy to lose one’s bearings untangling the possible political permutations following “Brexit,” the United Kingdom’s recent decision to proceed down the path of secession from the European...
Investors’ focus shifted last week to the U.K.’s European Union (EU) referendum vote, otherwise known as Brexit, which is being held on Thursday, June 23rd. Global equities declined in...
Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen apparently has a low tolerance for global economic weakness and financial market volatility. In March, the Federal Reserve (Fed) lowered the forecasted rate of increase...
The case for monetary policy normalization (i.e., raising interest rates) is not as clear as some initially believed, even though U.S. Treasury bond interest rates are currently low compared...
Presidential candidate frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump suffered setbacks last week as both lost in the Wisconsin primaries. Clinton has a commanding delegate lead over Bernie Sanders, 1,758...
The markets’ bounce off the February 11th lows is remarkable. Sparked by a bottom in oil prices, accommodative central banks, and better than expected economic numbers, risk assets have...
Investors have expressed their concerns that global financial markets are on the verge of another crisis by driving down prices in select asset classes. Overinvestment in the cycle following...
The recent downdraft in the Chinese equity market has shone a harsh light on the unsustainability of China’s recent economic trends: economic growth is decelerating after an unprecedented run...
The stock market got off to a historically poor start in January, with most major indexes falling 6% to 7% during the first week of trading....
The second quarter of 2015 was not as kind to investors as the first. Several concerns bubbled to the surface during the quarter, including the standoff be- tween Greece...
Welcome to our new, quarterly Colony Market Perspective. We have listened to our clients’ valuable feedback and are pleased to provide a more concise pulse of economic and market...
As appeared in PrivateWealth For many collectors, artwork can be far more than something to enjoy and display for the pleasure of others. It can be a valuable and...
The main story of 2014 was the divergent performance across advanced economies. The United States grew at a healthy rate as labor-market conditions continued to improve. On the other...
Five years into the recovery following the Great Recession, economic conditions finally appear to be normalizing. Despite a weather-induced slowdown during the first quarter of this year, the U.S....