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Global equity markets gave back some of their year-to-date gains so far in September, while government bond yields moved noticeably higher.

Concerns have included an oversized interest rate hike from the Bank of Canada, closely scrutinized inflation data in the U.S. and Canada, and the potential for Russia to cut off its supply of natural gas to Europe.

The near-term investment outlook remains somewhat murky. Investors are grappling with numerous issues: the war in Ukraine, COVID-related lockdowns in China, volatility in commodity markets, inflation at multi-decade highs, rising bond yields...

Amid all of the attention being paid to the coronavirus, there has been another development of late that may be more important for the broader markets

Global equity markets continue to digest a number of issues that have paused the markets’ upward momentum. Supply chain bottlenecks that are plaguing multiple industries, and are exacerbating inflationary pressures which were already creating unease