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The Peruvian Stock Market: Insights on Performance and Benchmarking
S&P Latin American equities have done well in 2025, with Peruvian equities demonstrating strong performance even beyond this year (see Exhibit 1). The S&P Peru Select 20% Capped Index had an annualized performance of 15.3% when back-tested over the past decade, outperforming many regional equity markets. Despite higher volatility, its risk-adjusted performance was strong. Political…
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Australian Small Caps Advance amid Higher Gold Prices
The third quarter of 2025 was notable for a number of market milestones. There were 12 days when the S&P/ASX 200 reached a new all-time high at market close. The movements of the flagship market index and new highs were widely reported; however, lesser known is the outperformance of the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries compared to…
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Canada’s Materials Sector Strikes Gold
Canadian equity markets have a reputation for their sector concentration and cyclical swings, often reflecting the country’s deep ties to commodities and resource-driven growth. Over the past decade, sector performance has rotated dramatically, with Energy, Materials and Information Technology each taking their turn at the top. This constant reshuffling has reinforced the importance of diversification,…
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Brexit: Sell on May and Run Away?
29 months after the referendum that triggered Britain’s departure from the E.U., and a little over four months from the scheduled departure date, the nature of the ultimate exit deal (if any) remains uncertain. What can indices tell us about the market’s reaction and expectations? The volatility of the pound sterling has offered a direct link to the uncertainty…
Where May Equities Go From Here?
February ended the longest historical monthly winning streak of 15 months for the S&P 500 (TR) that lost 3.7%. On a total return basis for the month, 10 of 11 sectors lost, which has only happened in 12 of 342 months or 3.5% of the time (all 11 lost together in 13 months for a…
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The Rieger Report: Junk Bond Risk Realized as Credit Spreads Jump
The relentless drive for yield has caught up with U.S. high yield bond investors. Junk bond holders have been beaten up by the one risk they did not want to see: credit spreads widening. High yield bonds have seen compressed yields for some time as the relentless drive for yield had shifted flows toward yield producing…
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