Perspectives & Insights Article

The Iran War injected an unexpected shock to markets in March, driving surging oil prices and interest rates, and steep declines in equities.

Markets are entering 2026 with optimism—but also heightened volatility, policy uncertainty, and rapid shifts in investor sentiment.

U.S. equity indices largely moved higher in January, and the widely followed S&P 500 equity index set a new all-time closing high price as recently as 1/27/26. Learn more about equities making notable changes.

Consumer spending, inflation, and the impact AI technology investment is having in that space, from Investment Management and Institutional Research.

Artificial intelligence investment: what is driving investments, where the risks lie, and how major players are approaching this fast-changing space.

What the Federal Reserve does, how its work affects national and global financial markets, and how those markets can then affect you.

Following a surge in environmental, social, and governance fund investments during and after the 2020-2021 pandemic, fund flows turned modestly negative in 2023 and 2024.

Election coverage could increase financial market volatility as investors assess highly uncertain outcomes.

Are lower interest rates a good thing? Although most people are likely to quickly respond, “yes,” the actual answer is more nuanced and depends on who you’re asking.

What is crypto, really, and how does it work? We sat down with Technology Strategist Gil Luria to break it down into easily digestible tidbits.