MARKET PERSEPCTIVE — Global Geopolitics Issues Increase Downside Risk. Global markets had another eventful quarter amid elevated geopolitical uncertainty and a slowing global economy. The stock market’s strong re-bound in June failed to maintain its momentum through the third quarter of 2019 as trade talks between the United States and China devolved and tensions intensified in August before abating by late September, but only after both parties implemented billions of dollars of levies on imports.

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MARKET PERSEPCTIVE — After a wild and disappointing Q4 2018, global markets rebounded sharply from last year’s sell-off and positive momentum has generally carried forward through the second quarter of 2019. The primary drivers of this resurgence are led by increasing optimism for a trade deal between the United States and China, and the dovish stance among major global Central Banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank.

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MARKET SUMMARY — fourth quarter of last year was challenging for most investors. Contractions across all major asset classes resulted in negative returns for 2018, despite significant expansion in the global economy. However, so far in 2019, most markets have bounced in a positive direction. Of particular note are the S&P 500 and S&P/TSX Composite – both posting their best quarterly performance since Q2 2009.

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MARKET SUMMARY— Global equity markets pulled back sharply through the fourth quarter of 2018 and particularly through the final month of the year, resulting in markedly negative returns across most regions.

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MARKET SUMMARY— Canadian equities continued to struggle in the third quarter with the S&P/TSX Composite delivering a total return of 1.37%, negatively impacted by losses in Energy (-5.7%), Materials (-12.9%) and Consumer Discretionary stocks (-8.0%). Counteracting the negative; Financials, Health Care and Technology trended upward, keeping the index total returns in positive territory on a year-to-date basis.

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