From Inflation to AI: Key Trends Shaping 2Q2024 Financial Markets

From Inflation to AI: Key Trends Shaping 2Q2024 Financial Markets

In the realm of global economics and financial markets, 2024 has been shaped prominently by the overarching theme of interest rates. Since the Federal Reserve’s policy rate peaked in July 2023, higher interest rates have reverberated across various sectors,...
Q4 Market Update and Commentary – Surviving the Roller Coaster

Q4 Market Update and Commentary – Surviving the Roller Coaster

Embracing the Ride: Market Dynamic of 2023 If you stay fastened for the entirety of the ride, the odds are fairly good you will make it back to the start house. The markets last year proved to be a bit of a roller coaster ride, but for those who stayed securely...
2024 CEO Letter

2024 CEO Letter

At 4:10pm JST on New Year’s Day 2024 (just after Midnight of 01.01.24 MST), a massive 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan. BSW’s CEO David Wolf is in Ishikawa visiting his wife’s family and shares his thoughts on the events and 2024 in this...