Market Update – January 2026
We have just completed one of the most resilient years in decades. Global equities hit record highs, risky assets rose sharply and the economy proved far more resilient than many had anticipated.
We have just completed one of the most resilient years in decades. Global equities hit record highs, risky assets rose sharply and the economy proved far more resilient than many had anticipated.
If we had to choose one word to describe the past month, it would be recalibration. We didn’t see a crash or a boom, but rather a thoughtful pause where the market took a deep breath and reassessed its assumptions.
October delivered a curious paradox: markets climbed to new all-time highs even as uncertainty seemed to be everywhere you looked. The US government shutdown left economic policymakers flying blind, yet inflation remained under control
September proved to be a pivotal month as markets grappled with competing narratives: resilient equity performance versus deepening labor market concerns; and central bank easing versus mounting fiscal anxieties.
August 2025 set the tone for a cautiously optimistic outlook as we move into the final months of 2025. Despite mixed signals in the U.S. labor market and political headwinds surrounding the Federal Reserve’s independence
June was anything but quiet, yet markets chose to look through the noise. Global equities added another 4-5% for the month, pushing the MSCI ACWI to a double-digit gain year-to-date.