Last Month in the Markets – November 1st – 30th, 2022             What happened in November?   Overall, the results for investors were largely positive last month.  The major Canadian and American equity indexes

Last Month in the Markets – October 3rd – 31st, 2022  What happened in October?   The beginning of the month was uneven for equity investors.  After rising-and-falling, the major North American indexes,

Last Month in the Markets – September 1st – 30th, 2022  (source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/markets, MSCI https://www.msci.com/end-of-day-data-search and ARG Inc. analysis) What happened in September?   September is typically a bad month for North American equities

Last month was tumultuous for equity investors.  Much of the volatility has been and will be, based on inflation, the reaction by central banks, and the anticipated actions of central banks.

Last Month in the Markets – July 1st – 29th, 2022  What happened in July?   Inflation and central bank actions continued to dominate the news and heavily influence capital markets.  Inflation is

Last Month in the Markets – May 2nd – 31st, 2022 What happened in May?  Despite significant volatility during May by the end of the month the major North American indices

Last Month in the Markets – April 1st – 29th, 2022 What happened in April?  The month began on a positive note for North American equity indices, unfortunately, the high-water mark

Last Month in the Markets – March 1st – 31st, 2022  What happened in March?  For the fourth consecutive month North American equities dipped mid-month and then recovered before month’s end.  The

Last Month in the Markets – February 1st – 28th, 2022 What happened in February?  Prior to the invasion of Ukraine, North American equity markets had been doing relatively well despite