IAIC Market Update - July 4, 2022
Last Week in the Markets: June 27th – July 1st, 2022
(source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/markets, MSCI https://www.msci.com/end-of-day-data-search and ARG Inc. analysis)
What happened last week?
- The first half of 2022 concluded with the major indices losing 11% to 29% of their value over the past six months, and 6% to 23% over the past full year.
- The S&P 500 is now considered to be in a bear market having declined 20%.
- Gold has held its value as a safe-haven investment with a loss of 1½% this year and a gain of almost as much year-over-year. Energy prices (i.e., oil) have rebounded this year and over the past year from about $75 per barrel to $108. Unfortunately, the prices of oil, gas and gasoline are major contributors to the high rates of inflation continuing to be felt around the world. The war in Ukraine, struggling supply chains, and high employment levels with rising wages have pushed consumer inflation to levels not seen in four decades.
- Continuing a strong and disciplined approach remains important as the second half begins.
What’s ahead for this week?
- In Canada, the Bank of Canada will release its Business Outlook. May building permits, imports, exports and trade balance will be announced along with June employment, unemployment, labour force participation rates.
- In the U.S., markets will be closed on Monday to observe Independence Day. The week’s announcements will include durable and factory goods orders, mortgage market data, imports, exports and trade balance, purchasing managers indexes (PMIs), and non-farm payrolls and wages.
- Globally, a broad range of indicators will be released in Europe including German imports, exports and trade balance, French current account and industrial production, Italian and German goods and services PMIs. The head of the European Central Bank will make an announcement and release its monetary policy meeting minutes.
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