Shining a light in the dark

Issue of the week: are markets too complacent? ...

Europe has been a winner while US has been a (relative) loser

Stocks are living their best life while the dollar is having its worst year since 1973

“A latter-day Rip Van Winkle… napping since the start of the year, might think not much had changed” over the past six months in financial markets, says Randall Forsyth in Barron’s. The S&P 500 index

Taking a proactive approach may mean exploring different asset classes

One observer thinks the US central bank may be done and this could have significant consequences