What a year 2019 was!
A congruence of factors led to low inflation and low interest rates, which in turn allowed for modest economic growth without imbalances.
Observations from 2018, Optimism for 2019
As 2019 starts, the market continues its gyrations that began in September 2018. Volatility has indeed increased over the last 3 months but only relative to the last 2 years where it has been quite subdued. We go back 100 years (i.e. since 1920) and look at the day-to-day and intraday volatilities and our conclusion […]