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Weekly Market Snapshot: February 26, 2021
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Weekly Market Compass: Bitcoin has gained credibility over the past three years, but I believe its use as a currency, a diversifier or an inflation hedge is a bit off the mark.
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The last time I wrote about bitcoin was back in December 2017. Back then there was a lot of excitement around bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies because both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and CME Group had begun offering bitcoin futures. Investors were excited about this opportunity, sending up the price of a single bitcoin thousands of dollars higher over the several previous weeks.
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BMO Market Charts: February 23, 2021
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While total municipal issuance continues to increase, taxable paper accounted for 30% of issuance in 2020, as tax exempt issuance declined year over year.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: February 19, 2021
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Inflation: Much discussed but rarely witnessed
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Alongside the prospect for a strong economic recovery, a growing debate has sprung up around the path of inflation and whether it could derail growth.
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Weekly Market Compass: As we enter a new lunar year, the Fed reiterates its stance on inflation and stimulus.
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We have just begun a new lunar year — the Year of the Ox. I think we are all happy to have said goodbye to the Year of the Rat — although I suppose we should have known this last lunar year was going to be bad because the Year of the Rat is traditionally considered to be a year of turbulence in which change or disaster can happen. Interestingly, the rat and the ox have an unusual relationship.
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BMO Market Charts: February 17, 2021
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The diversification benefit of owning both stocks and bonds has historically helped investors navigate adverse market conditions between the two asset classes.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: February 12, 2021
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Weekly Market Compass: Has "irrational exuberance" gotten the better of markets?
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Well, let me try to answer that question based on my own experience. I entered the financial services industry in late 1995, a bright-eyed and eager runaway from the practice of law. Not soon afterward, I listened intently to a historic speech by then-Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, who suggested that the stock market was exhibiting “irrational exuberance.
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BMO Market Charts - February 08, 2021
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Despite the changes in rates over the last decade, income has been the primary driver of total return for high yield corporate bonds.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: February 5, 2021
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What to do about interest rates in 2021
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