Over the weekend, the United States and Israel conducted a coordinated series of missile and drone strikes against Iran, targeting several high-value military installations in an effort to hinder Iran’s nuclear development efforts. These operat

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After a stellar 2025 in which emerging market (EM) equities returned 34%, 2026 is off to a good start with the MSCI EM Index up 7% year to date. Last year’s near doubling of the S&P 500 return was driven mostly by a weakening U.S. dollar, w

Key Points:

• In an April 2025 speech¹, Kevin Warsh laid out a few important concepts that will likely define his leadership goals at the Federal Reserve (Fed) if he is confirmed as expected.

• According to Warsh, the Fed ha

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