Stableford Capital Insights

Interest rates reached levels last seen in 2010 following U.K. prime minister Liz Truss’ surprise deficit-widening budget (and associated borrowing requirements) forced bond sales by U.K. Pensions in order to meet margin calls. U.S. Treasury rates, already moving higher in September, were pushed to even higher levels as panic set in at U.K. pensions in search of liquid assets to unload quickly. The September Market Commentary will try to help explain what is going on.

Are 2022 earnings turning negative? Equites rebounded to close out May unchanged, rebounding from down 5.6% intra-month. The May Market Commentary will walk you through the ups and downs and try to help explain what is going on.

Groupthink is incredibly powerful. If enough people believe something, will it come true? In the case of equity markets, yes—but only temporarily. Equity investors are slowly learning that the Fed must fulfill its inflation mandate for the first time in a generation. The Fed no longer has your back (as long as inflation persists)as it was previously. The August Market Commentary will try to help explain what is going on.

Continued Fed Hawkishness Drives Equities Lower and Rates Higher. In the face of rising inflation, the Fed turned increasingly hawkish, which pushed 10 Year US Treasury rates up seventeen basis points to 3.02% in June. While this was much lower than the 3.48% achieved in mid-month, the fear of continuing higher rates was enough to push equities down 8.8% in June. The June Market Commentary will walk you through the ups and downs and try to help explain what is going on.

The wild ride continues with the markets rising and dropping. After jumping 8.6% from the lows of March the S&P 500 again reversed course and dropped another 8.8% in April to finish -13% year-to-date.

It’s been a wild ride with the markets dropping and rising. The March Market Commentary will walk you through the ups and downs and try to help explain what is going on.

The slide continues and then we have European conflict to add to the mix. But thankfully, markets have no capacity for empathy. Economic impacts are quickly priced in, and the market begins to look forward again. The Stableford Market Commentary, February 2022 looks at the market trends. Read more here.

We are entering a decelerating growth environment which explains the relatively flat May that equities and S&P 500 experienced. Why do we find ourselves in this slow down what are the smart moves? Review Stableford Capital’s May Market Commentary to inform your decisions.

Inflation is a concern to today’s investors. We can’t blame them – there’s hasn’t been a huge inflationary spike in 30 years. How do recent market performance and anticipation of inflation impact equities? In the Stableford Market Commentary: March 2021, Justin Thomas offers a research-backed view of the market, along with the balance between inflation and equities.

After reaching all-time highs in mid-February, equity markets have started to decline and become highly volatile. What is driving this? Stableford market commentary February 2021 review includes an overview & analysis of recent economic data, market happenings, and indicators. Read more here.