2024 Outlook
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2024 Outlook

Last year we penned our cautiously optimistic outlook, Goodbye Tina, with three primary themes that would influence asset prices in 2023. By and large, our expectations came to fruition.

Market Review – July 2023

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Markets posted favorable returns in July as investors found renewed optimism in economic data being reported, even in the face of year-over-year earnings declines.

Market Review – May 2023

2023 May Market Review

Market volatility persisted in May as investors tried to digest potential Fed policy action in June and the possibility of a U.S. default should a deal not be reached to raise the debt limit.

Market Review – April 2023

HCR Market Review

The sanguine April return of headline indexes hides the churn underneath. Equity and fixed income indexes alike posted modestly positive returns overall with year-to-date trends for 2023 continuing in April;

Market Review – February 2023

Market Review_Feb 2023

Strong economic data raised market expectations for additional rate hikes in total of 0.5% by year end. While perhaps overdone, this speaks to how much the Fed has already raised rates, and that the end is perhaps near on rising rates.