Monthly market update - July 2024

Albert Einstein allegedly once described compounding as the eighth wonder of the world and one of the most powerful forces in the universe. Compounding – when your returns from the previous period are added onto the next period (and again, and again) – is indeed a powerful force and a crucial...

Markets have generally slowed down expectations of the pace of rate cuts as data had continued to signal stronger than expected inflation. However, the Fed did indicate earlier this week that inflation is coming down. Despite pushing back expected rate cuts, equity markets continued to push...