May was a volatile month for investors. The Fed hiked rates 50 bp for the first time in 22 years; the US experienced the largest quarterly drop in non-farm productivity since 1947; the longest losing streak for the S&P 500 (down for seven consecutive weeks) since 2001 finally concluded; and to top it off UK inflation hit 9% – the worst level since 1982.
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