Market Update: U.S. Downgraded from AAA to AA+

The ratings agency Fitch decided to downgrade the U.S. from AAA to AA+, citing a “deterioration in the standards of governance”, concerns regarding social security and Medicare sustainability, and mounting interest expense.

June 2023 Market Recap

Partner | Vice President Investments, Amaury de Barros Conti, provides a recap of what happened in the market during the month of June in our latest video.

Will the U.S. Dollar Lose its Global Dominance?

The U.S. dollar replaced the British pound as the world’s reserve currency and the primary medium to buy and sell goods across the globe after World War II. Will it ever lose its global dominance?

April 2023 Market Recap

In this video, our Vice President Investments, Amaury de Barros Conti, provides a recap of what happened in the market during the month of April.

Fighting inflation with interest rates

On May 5, a day after celebrating the Federal Reserve’s signal that it would not be making any jumbo-sized interest rate moves, the Dow fell by a headline-grabbing 1,063 points. […]