Market Commentary

Central bank depository.

December 2024

Monthly Market Commentary: U.S. and Pacific markets surge while others diverge

November 2024

Monthly Market Commentary: Markets begin the fourth quarter on a down note.

November 2024

Trump wins U.S. election.

November 2024

Quarterly Market Commentary: Central banks get on the cutting edge.

Third Quarter 2024

Allocating to Liquid Alternatives.

September 2024

Monthly Market Commentary : Equity markets go to extremes but come out ahead.

August 2024

Monthly Market Commentary: Investors rotate and stocks gyrate

July 2024

Volatility with a vengeance.

Second Quarter 2024

Quarterly Market Commentary: Despite a mixed quarter, stocks maintain their lead at halftime

Second Quarter 2024

SEI Forward

Second Quarter 2024

Monthly Market Commentary: Stocks move higher in May despite a late glitch.

May 2024

Added to U.S. yield curve steepener theme.

June 2024

Monthly Market Commentary : Stocks fall on diminishing prospects for Fed rate cuts.

April 2024

Quarterly Market Commentary: Stocks rise on hopes that central banks will make the cut

First Quarter 2024

SEI Forward

First Quarter 2024

Correlation anxiety and the reality of diversification

April 2024

Expectations for U.S. and European rates have converged with SEI’s view

March 2024

Reduced commodities exposure.

March 2024

Monthly Market Commentary : Stocks earn their way to a rally.

February 2024

U.S. Treasury yields are expected to rise.

February 2024

Banking on volatility

February 2024

Monthly Market Commentary : Global market performance diverges amid volatility.

January 2024

Fewer rate cuts on the horizon.

January 2024

Quarterly Market Commentary: Markets rally on hopes for pivotal moves by central banks"

Fourth Quarter 2023

Asset allocation changes in SGAF Funds

Fourth Quarter 2023

SEI Forward

Fourth Quarter 2023

New name and strategy for SGMF US Small Companies Fund

Monthly Market Commentary : Investors look to the Fed to pilot a soft landing.

November 2023

When cash isn’t king.

December 2023

Monthly Market Commentary : Worries on multiple fronts weigh on the markets.

November 2023

Is now the time to step back into bonds?

October 2023

SEI Forward

Third Quarter 2023

Israel-Hamas war leaves markets little moved

October 2023

Quarterly Market Commentary: Stocks retreat on higher for- longer interest-rate fears

Third Quarter 2023

Monthly Market Commentary : Stocks retreat on news from the Fed and China.

August 2023

Metropole removed from SGMF European Ex-UK Equity Fund

Monthly Market Commentary: The economics of optimism.

July 2023

Commodities set to keep inflation hot.

July 2023

SEI Forward.

Second Quarter 2023

Quarterly Market Commentary: Stocks grab a lead at the half.

Second Quarter 2023

Why in the world should I own emerging-market debt?

June 2023

Deglobalization: Opportunities in China.

June 2023

Monthly Market Commentary: Staring at the ceiling.

May 2023

The U.S. dollar’s demise: Old song, new music.

May 2023

ESG ratings: What are those all about?

May 2023

A different way to look at equity diversification.

May 2023

Why invest in emerging markets debt?

May 2023

Debt ceiling Q&A.

May 2023

Monthly Market Commentary: Earnings and inflation take the spotlight

April 2023

Quarterly Market Commentary: Banking on volatile markets.

First Quarter 2023

Banking crisis: Talking points.

March 2023

Update: Credit Suisse Additional Tier 1 debt.

March 2023

Update: First Republic Bank

March 2023

Update: Banking industry.

March 2023

Update: Credit Suisse.

March 2023

Update: Silicon Valley Bank

March 2023

Monthly Market Commentary: Investors deal with inflated expectations.

February 2023

Three considerations in favor of non-U.S. equities.

March 2023

Monthly Market Commentary: “January effect” kicks off the New Year.

January 2022

Jim Smigiel Year-End Letter: UK version

January 2022

Quarterly Market Commentary: Central banks and inflation slow the pace.

Fourth Quarter 2022

FAQ: Russian-related holdings and exposure.

December 2022

UK property market: Outlook 2022-2026

January 2023

FTX meltdown: collapse, but no contagion to traditional markets.

December 2022

Monthly Market Commentary: Stocks celebrate Fed’s interest in slowing rate hikes.

November 2022

Emerging-markets equity: 2023 outlook.

December 2022

High-yield bonds: 2023 outlook.

November 2022

Monthly Market Commentary: Equities climb as the globe spins into a new season.

October 2022

FAQ: Russian-related holdings and exposure

October 2022

Leverage and LDI-Not a free lunch.

October 2022

Quarterly Market Commentary: Tale of two halves doesn’t have a happy ending.

Third Quarter 2022

FAQ: Russian-related holdings and exposure.

September 2022

Mini-budget delivers big tax cuts… and big inflation concerns.

September 2022

Bonds: Opportunity amid stubborn inflation and rising rates.

September 2022

Tracking error is for trackers (The risk of risk management).

September 2022

Monthly Market Commentary: The sun sets on summer’s rebound.

August 2022

Monthly Market Commentary: Cooling economic activity ignites market rebound.

July 2022

FAQ: Russian-related holdings and exposure

July 2022

Quarterly Market Commentary: Central bank armada drives markets into storm.

Second Quarter 2022

Boris exits the stage: Markets unmoved.

July 2022

Diversity, equity, and inclusion in asset management: Necessary measures for progress.

June 2022

FAQ: Russian-related holdings and exposure

June 2022

Monthly Market Commentary: Markets resurface after taking a dive

May 2022

Update: SEI lifts internal restriction on purchase of hard-currency Ukrainian bonds in EMD portfolios

June 2022

Big moves and prowling bears. What should you do?

June 2022

FAQ: Russian-related holdings and exposure

May 2022

Monthly Market Commentary: Markets caught in a downpour as rates spring up.

April 2022

Diversification: The Boring Winner

April 2022

Quarterly Market Commentary: Consequences of War Drive Record High Inflation

First Quarter 2022

FAQ: Update Russian-related holdings and exposure

April 2022

Russian debt: Default drawing near?

March 2022

Risk of recession as oil prices rise?

March 2022

FAQ: Russia-Ukraine secondary effects

March 2022

Russia/Ukraine FAQ: Oil spike implications

March 2022

Russia/Ukraine FAQ: Fiscal and monetary policy implications

March 2022

FAQ: Russian-related holdings and exposure

March 2022

FAQ: Russia/Ukraine debt outlook

March 2022

From 10 days of war to 10 years of inflation?

March 2022

Russia/Ukraine FAQ: Market Status

March 2022

Monthly Market Commentary: Russian invasion rattles the world

February 2022

Russian securities in SEI portfolios

March 2022

Russia attacks Ukraine: Questions and answers

January 2022

Monthly Market Commentary: Equities and Bonds Slid Into the New Year on Icy Patch

January 2022

Quarterly Market Commentary: Markets Finish on a High Note Despite Central Bank Pivot

Fourth Quarter 2021

Rising Rates and Bond Markets: Keep Calm and Clip On

January 2022

Alternative Investments in a Rising-rate Environment

January 2022

Financial Markets Transition from LIBOR to SONIA

December 2021

U.S. Value Stocks: We Still Love Them

December 2021

Monthly Market Commentary: Markets Tumble as New Variant Complicates Return to Normal

November 2021

The Perils of Market Timing in a Golden Age of Earnings Growth

December 2021

Monthly Market Commentary: Developed Markets Drive Equity Advance

October 2021

Portfolio Manager Perspective: Let’s Talk Factors

November 2021

The Global Value-Stock Rally Turns 1: Can it Continue?

November 2021

SEI Names Aruran Morgan, CFA Head of Sustainable Research

October 2021

Factor Investing in the Emerging Markets

October 2021

Diversity and Inclusion in SEI’s Manager Research Process

Making the Case for Managed Volatility Part 2: What Matters?

October 2021

Making the Case for Managed Volatility Part 1: Why Now?

October 2021

A challenging road ahead for expensive stocks

October 2021

Quarterly Market Commentary: Equity Rally Turns into a Pumpkin as Market Magic Fades

Third Quarter 2021

Will This Bull Run Forever?

October 2021

Evergrande: How Large is the Anticipated Fallout?

September 2021

Monthly Market Commentary: Investor Appetites Fuel Broad Advance in Risk Assets

August 2021

China Flexes Regulatory Muscle. What Does That Mean For Investors?

September 2021

There Will Be Bumps in the Road

August 2021

SEI Manager Research: Solving the Fixed-Income Peer Group Problem

August 2021

Asset Allocation: Low-Volatility Equities in a Diversified Portfolio

August 2021

Monthly Market Commentary: Developed Markets Decouple from Emerging-Market Selloff

July 2021

Rising Rates and Bond Markets: Keep Calm and Clip On

August 2021

Growth Stocks: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

July 2021

Quarterly Market Commentary: Falling Rates and Climbing Vaccinations Boost Equities, Bonds and Commodities

Second Quarter 2021

Has Value’s Run Just Begun? Part 5: The Value in Rising Rates

June 2021

Moving Past COVID-19: A Road Map for Investors

June 2021

Has Value’s Run Just Begun? Part 4: Active-Passive Reaches a Tipping Point

June 2021

Monthly Market Commentary: Equities Climb as World Prepares to Reopen for Summer

May 2021

Has Value’s Run Just Begun? Part 3: Value stocks—still a good time to buy?

June 2021

Has Value’s Run Just Begun? Part 2: A Long and Winding Path

May 2021

SIMC Sustainable Investing Approach

May 2021

Has Value’s Run Just Begun? Part 1: The Economic and Fundamental Case

May 2021

Monthly Market Commentary: Everything Rallies with Return to Normal in Sight

April 2021

SEI Manager Research: Zooming Our Way into a Post-COVID-19 World

April 2021

First-Quarter 2021 Market Review with Kevin Barr (Video)

Quarterly Market Commentary: Markets Adapt in a Season of Change

First Quarter 2021

Winds of Change

March 2021

Managed Volatility in a Relative World: Q&A with Portfolio Manager Eugene Barbaneagra

The Rates Ruckus

March 2021

Monthly Market Commentary: Rising Rates Restrain the Rally

February 2021

High Yield’s Wild Year

February 2021

Are Investment-Grade Bonds Still Worth Holding?

February 2021

Monthly Market Commentary : Taking Back Control as New Year Twists and Turns

January 2021

Avoid the Squeeze

February 2021

SEI Manager Research: Year-End Insights on Sustainable Investing

February 2021

Capital Market Assumptions Update: Lower Returns Expected

January 2021

Developing Capital Market Assumptions for Asset Allocation Modeling

January 2021

The Return of Reflation: Time to Move?

January 2021

Kevin Barr's Year-End Letter

14 January 2021

Quarterly Market Commentary: Resolutions, Vaccines and New Highs Conclude a Strange Year

Fourth Quarter 2020

The “Great Rotation”

January 2021

Why We Currently Don’t Buy Bitcoin—Or Any Other Cryptocurrency

January 2021

How Brexit Affects Our Funds

January 2021

Monthly Commentary - SEI Strategic Portfolios November 2020

China’s Local Bond Market Goes Global

December 2020

Monthly Market Commentary : Markets Get a Booster Shot

November 2020

Portfolio Manager Perspective: Five Questions About Global Equity

November 2020

Election Results: Biden Wins Ticket to White House

November 2020

Monthly Commentary - SEI Strategic Portfolios October 2020

Monthly Market Commentary: Lockdowns Resume at Pivotal Political Moment

October 2020

Investment-Grade Fixed Income: An All-Weather Investment

October 2020

Quarterly Market Commentary: Recovery Rolls On as COVID Rate Climbs

Third Quarter 2020

No, This Time is not Different (We Still Prefer to Buy Low/Sell High)

September 2020

Does the Presidential Election Move the US Stock Market?

September 2020

Monthly Commentary - SEI Strategic Portfolios August 2020

Monthly Market Commentary: Equity Hot Streak Barrelled into Late Summer

August 2020

Factor Investing: Finding Balance between Active and Passive

August 2020

Monthly Commentary - SEI Strategic Portfolios July 2020

Monthly Market Commentary :US Dollar Takes a Dip

July 2020

Quarterly Market Commentary: Stocks Splash Higher Despite Waves of Uncertainty

Second Quarter 2020

SEI Alpha Sources: An Overview

July 2020

U.S. Value Stocks: Neglected Opportunity

June 2020

Volatility? No Surprise—and Not so Volatile

June 2020

Monthly Commentary - SEI Strategic Portfolios May 2020

Monthly Market Commentary: Investors Look Forward to Looser Lockdowns

May 2020

The Odd Couple: Recessions and Value

June 2020

COVID-19 Hedge Fund Review: Perspective During a Pandemic

June 2020

Revisiting Value Investing: A Behavioural Finance Perspective

May 2020

Monthly Commentary - SEI Strategic Portfolios April 2020

SEI is Staying Calm COVID-19 Crisis: Asset Allocation Review

May 2020

Monthly Market Commentary: Investors Look Past the Pandemic

April 2020

The Shape of the Recovery: V, W or L? Looking Beyond the Letters

May 2020

After Forced Selling, is it Time for a Small-Cap Comeback?

April 2020

SEI is Staying Calm COVID-19 Crisis: Equity Review

April 2020

SEI is Staying Calm COVID-19 Crisis: Fixed Income Review

April 2020

Quarterly Market Commentary: Policies Provide Economic Life Support

First Quarter 2020

Economic Outlook Q1 2020

Looking Beyond the Fear: An Analysis of Sharp Selloffs

COVID-19 Recovery: Does the Black Swan’s Flight Path Run Through China?

Our View on the Markets?

March 2020

How Do You Handle a Bear? Patience and Diversification

March 2020

From the Horses’ Mouths: Manager Insights

March 2020

Bond Markets: The Other Half of a Diversified Portfolio in Tough Times

March 2020

Monthly Commentary - SEI Strategic Portfolios February 2020

High-Yield Bonds: The Canary isn’t Choking

March 2020

Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 and Oil-Price Shock

March 2020

Market Bears Awaken

March 2020

Monthly Market Commentary: Investor Concerns Go Viral

February 2020

Tracking the Coronavirus: How Have Equity Markets Fared in Different Regions?

March 2020

US Value Stocks: No. It’s not “different this time.”

February 2020

A Reminder on the Big Moves: It’s the Percent (Not the Points) That Counts

February 2020

Virus Spread Rattles Markets

February 2020

Outsized Outperformance: Opportunity for Active Investors?

February 2020

Value Stocks: Could Higher Interest Rates Ignite an Improvement?

February 2020

Monthly Market Commentary: Rising Outbreak Worry Weakens Equities

January 2020

Portfolio Manager Perspective with Eugene Barbaneagra: Global Equities Review & Positioning

January 2020

Quarterly Market Commentary: Markets Ring in the Decade on a High Note

Fourth Quarter 2019

LSV Asset Management: A Valued Relationship

December 2019

SEI—A Global Pioneer in Managed-Volatility Investing

December 2019

Monthly Market Commentary: Equities Shine in November

November 2019

Monthly Commentary - SEI Strategic Portfolios October 2019

Sticking with Value: Patience and Persistence Required

November 2019

UK General Election: Markets Expect Status Quo

November 2019

The Changing of Lagarde

November 2019

Monthly Market Commentary: Equities Rise on Warming Trade Talks

October 2019

Global Equities: Why we Keep the Faith With Our Value Managers

October 2019

Value Stocks: Popular? No. Necessary? Yes.

October 2019

Quarterly Market Commentary: Global Shares Come Full Circle as Rates Fall into Autumn

Third Quarter 2019

Monthly Market Commentary: Geopolitical Fireworks Spark Late-Summer Volatility

August 2019

Factor Investing: A Cost-Efficient Alternative to Traditional Approaches

September 2019

Monthly Commentary - SEI UK Strategic Portfolios July 2019

Attempting to Avoid a Recession: Fortune or Folly?

August 2019

Monthly Market Commentary: New Leadership Faces Old Problems

July 2019

SEI UK Strategic Portfolios - Quarterly Investment Review Q2 2019

Q2 2019 Quarterly Commentary - SEI UK Strategic Portfolios (Growth Focused)

Q2 2019 Quarterly Commentary - SEI UK Strategic Portfolios (Stability Focused)

Quarterly Market Commentary: Stocks Surge into Summer

Second Quarter 2019

Monthly Market Commentary: Gravity-Defying Rally Trips on Tariff Tightrope

May 2019

Global Value Stocks: Cheap, Boring and Scary Presents an Opportunity for Active Managers

June 2019

Value Stocks: Why we Still Own Them

May 2019

US/China Trade Tariffs Tax Markets

May 2019

Hedge Funds: Do Expectations Align With Strategies?

May 2019

Monthly Commentary: SEI Strategic Portfolios

April 2019

Monthly Market Commentary: April Showers More Gains on Equities

April 2019

Quarterly Market Commentary: Markets Rebound Around the Globe

First Quarter 2019

The U.S. Yield Curve Inverts, Will a Recession and Equity Bear Market Follow?

April 2019

SEI UK Strategic Portfolios - Quarterly Investment Review Q1 2019

Monthly Market Commentary: Unrelenting Recoveries Despite Unresolved Diplomacy

February 2019

Finding Gems in the Junkyard: Active Management in U.S. High-Yield Bonds

February 2019

Monthly Market Commentary: Markets Thaw despite Showdowns and Shutdowns

January 2019

Managed Volatility Shines In Challenging Markets

February 2019

Putting 2018 in Perspective

February 2019

Quarterly Market Commentary: Late-Year Selloff Snowballs on Uncertainty

Fourth Quarter 2018

The global bull market: Is it time to get out?

December 2018

Monthly Market Commentary: Markets Diverge on Geopolitical Unknowns

November 2018

Inflation Risks Have Started To Come Into Focus

November 2018

Monthly Market Commentary: Selloff Scare Hits Markets Everywhere

Markets Corrected by Rising Rates

Third Quarter Quarterly Investment Review (Video)

SEI Quarterly Review Pack (Q3 2018)

Monthly Market Commentary: Markets Fall into Autumn

August 2018

Turkish Turbulence Triggers Global Tremors

Monthly Market Commentary: Equities Advance to Start the Second Half

July 2018

SEI Half Year in Review Webinar

Quarterly Market Commentary: Markets Cool Down

Second Quarter 2018

Diversification: The Boring Winner

Trade Tensions Escalate from Skirmish to War

June 2018

Trade Tensions Test Alliances

Monthly Market Commentary: April Adversity Among Allies

April 2018

Investment Fundamentals: What is the Official Bank Rate?

May 2018

Trade Tweets: A Negotiating Tactic or a Catalyst for a Crash?

April 2018

Aging Bull Underscores Benefit of Active Management

March 2018

Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund: Five Years of SEI’s Tactical Views

March 2018

Monthly Market Commentary: Early February Freefall Erodes January’s Jump

February 2018

Monthly Market Commentary: January Hot Streak Ends on a Cold Note

January 2018

Kevin Barr's Year-End Letter

12 January 2018

Monthly Market Commentary: Bargaining Breakthroughs in November?

November 2017

Monthly Market Commentary: Central Banks Take Centre Stage

October 2017

The Party Throws a Congress: China’s Leadership Strengthens Control

October 2017

Monthly Market Commentary: Markets Maintained Modest Momentum

August 2017

Monthly Market Commentary: Markets Rally into Second Half of 2017

July 2017

Monthly Market Commentary: Markets Paid Little Mind to Politics

May 2017

FCA Sector Views

June 2017

Brazil Backslides

May 2017

Monthly Market Commentary: Strong Start to the Second Quarter

April 2017

Puerto Rico Overwhelmed by Debt: SEI has Little Exposure

May 2017

Brexit Triggered: Now What?

March 2017

Will Europe Continue Down the Populist Path?

March 2017

Monthly Market Commentary: A Resilient Rally

February 2017

Quarterly Market Commentary: Equities Jump, Bonds Dump to End 2016

Fourth Quarter 2016

Monthly Market Commentary: Transition Hits White House and Rates

November 2016

Italy Says Arrivederci to Renzi

November 2016

US Election Results: Trump makes it to the Big League

November 2016

Annual Market Commentary

30 September 2016

Quarterly Market Commentary: Rally on Central Bank Actions (and Inaction)

Third Quarter 2016

Monthly Market Commentary: A Summer Holiday for Markets

August 2016

Quarterly Market Commentary: Brexit ― Not the End of the World

Second Quarter 2016

Britain Votes Leave. SEI Remains Diversified and Diligent – June 2016

June 2016

Britain Shows the Brexit Sign as Cameron Pleads for Unity

June 2016

Monthly Market Commentary: Brexit Looms, Oil and Dollar Rise

May 2016

Monthly Market Commentary: Calm, Quiet and Status Quo

April 2016

Quarterly Market Commentary: V is for Volatility

First Quarter 2016