Global Matters Weekly – 17 January 2022

Making money in bonds

by Richard Stutley, CFA

Last year, US Treasuries suffered one of their worst years this century


Market Snapshot

  • Global equities fell -0.1% last week
  • US inflation hit 7% in December as prices climbed at rates unseen for decades
  • Brent crude returned 5.3% over the week to $86.1 a barrel
  • Gold returned 1.2% to $1817.9 per ounce