iA Wealth Monthly Market Snapshot

iA Wealth

July 15, 2019

Volatility returned to stock markets in the second quarter of the year as risks of trade war escalation led to an up and down period. Stocks continued to rally at the start of Q2, however, the trade dispute between China and the U.S. in mid-May led to an abrupt pullback. Equity markets then rebounded in June, leading up to the trade summit between Presidents Trump and Xi on June 29th, in the hopes of a trade truce.

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