2019 Q1 Financial Markets Update

May 18, 2019

The first quarter saw a significant rebound in global equity markets, supported by growing optimism surrounding U.S./China trade talks and a more dovish stance towards monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks. More recently, markets have stumbled as trade tension between the U.S. and China have re-intensified.

Listen in as First Western’s CIO John Sawyer, discusses these topics and others along with our Managing Director Karen Post, and our Research Director David Stern.

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