Overall Market Backdrop, December

• Equities had a bumpy ride in December, spearheaded by a multitude of factors driving markets, from monetary and fiscal policy transition to pandemic uncertainty.
• Even with there being an abundance of reasons for market volatility, markets came out reasonably well and even yields continued to rise; the US 10-Year treasury increased to 1.51.
• Value was the best performing factor of the month, with a return of 4.1%.

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