It is said that stock markets are constantly climbing walls of worry. They rise or fall on corporate earnings, economic news or a simple soundbite on CNN. Today however we may be facing something we haven’t seen in living memory, the potential for a viral pandemic. Enter COVID-19, the official name for this particular coronavirus.

Yield curve inverted: what does it mean? The drumbeat of recession got a little louder on August 14th and markets reflected as much with an 800 point decline, the 3rd largest point loss in the history of the S&P500. The yield curve inverted & volatility has continued to date.

More than anything else stock markets dislike uncertainty. European politics continues to be dominated by Brexit and uncertainty abounds.

IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T NOTICED, THERE’S A TRADE WAR GOING ON BETWEEN THE WORLD’S TWO BIGGEST ECONOMIES. The narrative from the White House is that China has been ripping off the USA through its trade imbalances for decades.

For anyone who works out, runs, swims, cycles or for that matter binges on Easter candy (ahem!), you know when you’re close to being done. Right now North American markets seem to be loosening their...