Capital Markets Commentary – Nov 2021

Gordon Telfer, CIO, Co-Portfolio Manager, Newday Impact Overview This month’s note tackles falling COVID-19 cases, a wide range of economic developments, and the big three issues on my mind right now: the Chinese economic slowdown (a rising concern), supply chain...

Capital Markets Commentary – Oct 2021

Overview The economic rebound from last year’s deep recession is likely behind us and some of the extreme dislocations that resulted from the COVID pandemic may be moderating. While the global economy is slowing, growth remains robust, and consumers are well...

Weekly Recap Commentary – July 19, 2021

NEWDAY IMPACT WEEKLY RECAP COMMENTARY: JULY 19 2021 U.S. Markets: Growth Scare? A “growth scare” and resurgent Covid infections are causing bond yields to fall, leading to volatility and sector/country rotation. But, stable consensus growth, inflation, and rates...

Weekly Recap Commentary – July 12 2021

NEWDAY WEEKLY RECAP COMMENTARY, July 12, 2021   Markets: Another Record High for S&P 500  Source: Bloomberg The SPX rose 40-bps this week, closing at a new record high.  Source: Bloomberg The 10-Year Treasury fell nearly 18-bps mid-week, before bouncing off...

Q2 2021 Global Equity Commentary

Q2 2021 GLOBAL EQUITY COMMENTARY   Sidebar: The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be entering a new and more viral phase. The good news is that there is an increasing volume of vaccines being rolled out, and businesses are gradually resuming normal operations. Strong...

Country Governance Research Commentary – June 2021

Country Ranking Trends  A review of Pakistan was conducted following recent developments relating to market integrity, but no changes were made to their overall country score.  Improvements were reported around the supervision of non-financial businesses for money...