Insights

At WMI, we primarily utilize a top-down investment approach built on continual, detailed analysis of the global economy and financial markets in order to build unique insights into evolving investment opportunities and potential risks regarding specific asset classes. Since we believe that education and communication are fundamental elements of our service, we regularly publish our insights below so that clients can better understand our investment strategy and how we are managing their assets.

Monthly Market Comments

• Monthly Market Comment, August 2016
• Monthly Market Comment, July 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, June 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, May 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, April 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, March 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, February 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, January 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, December 2016
• Monthly Market Comment, November 2016
• Monthly Market Comment, October 2016
• Monthly Market Comment, September 2016

Monthly Market Comments Archives

Monthly Global Perspectives

• A "Chart Book" on Inflation Pressures (July 2017)
• No Global Perspectives This Month (June 2017)
• Diversifying Portfolios With Energy Infrastructure (May 2017)
• The Eurozone's Improving Economy (April 2017)
• Gold as an Investment Tool (March 2017)
• Why We Like Canada (February 2017)
• A Tale of Services and Trade (January 2017)
• Outlook for 2017 (December 2016)
• A New Approach to Global Fiscal Policy? (November 2016)
• The Presidential Election and Your Investments (October 2016)
• Zombies, Black Swans, and Other Risks We're Watching (September 2016)
• It’s a Wonderful Life, Even With Derivatives (August 2016)

Monthly Global Perspectives Archives

Economic Chart of the Week

• Corporate Credit Spreads Not Especially Low (August 16, 2017)
• U.S. Dollar Pulling Back Again (August 9, 2017)
• S&P 500 Stock Price Index and Month-End Record Highs (August 2, 2017)
• Industrial Capacity Utilization (July 26, 2017)
• The Employment Cost Index (July 19, 2017)
• The PCE Price Index (July 12, 2017)
• The Consumer Price Index and The Producer Price Index (July 5, 2017)
• Sectors in the NAREIT Index (June 28, 2017)
• No Chart This Week (June 21, 2017)
• No Chart This Week (June 14, 2017)
• Mexican Non-Auto Manufacturing Exports (June 7, 2017)
• Net Foreign Purchases of U.S. Treasury Securities (May 31, 2017)

Consult Economic Chart Archives

Weekly Economic Recap

• Index of Leading Economic Indicators, Retail Sales, etc. (August 18, 2017)
• Second-Quarter Productivity, Wholesale Inventories, etc. (August 11, 2017)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, ISM Indexes, etc. (August 4, 2017)
• Initial Second-Quarter GDP, New Home Sales, etc. (July 28, 2017)
• Import Prices, Housing Starts, etc. (July 21, 2017)
• Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (July 14, 2017)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, ISM Indexes, etc. (July 7, 2017)
• Final First-Quarter GDP, Personal Income, etc. (June 30, 2017)
• No Recap This Week (June 23, 2017)
• No Recap This Week (June 16, 2017)
• ISM Nonmanufacturing Index, Productivity, etc. (June 9, 2017)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, Personal Income and Spending, etc. (June 2, 2017)