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Welcome to CPTOH Insights. In this section, we will share news, thoughts, and updates about the firm, the markets and our products. 
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Intra-Quarterly Update – September 1, 2026

Intra-Quarterly Update

A sudden sharp equity market selloff in July led to an immediate and robust recovery in August, marking fresh all-time equity market highs. The S&P 500 touched 7,798 mid-month and closed up 13.1% year-to-date. The tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 advanced 17.1% while emerging and developed non-US …

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Intra-Quarterly Update

The first five months of this year have been punctuated by significant geopolitical events in Venezuela and Iran. Counterintuitively, U.S. equity markets have advanced to all-time highs and long term Treasury bond yields recently touched 20-year highs of 5.20%. Year-to-date the S&P is up 10.7% …

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Quarterly Market Commentary First Quarter 2026 

The S&P 500 peaked in late January at just over 7,000 while gold touched $5,595 per ounce. The Iran war-induced volatility caused a nearly 10% drawdown on the S&P 500 from its peak, closing -4.3% as of quarter end. On February 28th, the U.S. military …

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Quarterly Market Commentary Fourth Quarter 2026 

Quarterly Market Commentary Fourth Quarter 2025 

The year ended on a high note as stocks closed near all-time highs, while 10-year bonds rallied about 60 basis points from 4.80% to end at 4.17%. The imposition of massive global tariffs upended financial markets in April 2025, causing deleterious and cascading effects on …

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