Market Observer

The housing market has shown exceptional strength after rebounding from the sharp but brief decline in the early months of the pandemic.

Last week was full of important economic updates, many of which showed that the economic impact from the Omicron variant was relatively muted compared to earlier waves of the pandemic.

On February 1, China bids farewell to the Year of the Ox and rings in the Year of the Tiger.

One of the key sources of uncertainty that has driven the market pullback over the past weeks has been interest rates. Specifically, the rise in rates—and the fear that the Fed would tighten further—pulled growth stocks down,