World markets summary:
In what was a volatile month, very few asset classes provided positive returns in August, with the exception of oil. August is a notoriously tricky month for…
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World markets summary:
July was a good month for investors as the mood was buoyed by positive developments on both the inflation and profit front as well as increased stimulus…
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World markets summary:
June was generally a positive month for stock markets as returns broadened out in the US. Europe and Asia also climbed whilst the UK lagged behind. A…
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World markets summary:
May was a month of significantly divergent returns, with the Nasdaq 100, Japanese equities and Taiwanese equities up mid-to-high single digits, whilst Hong Kong equities and the…
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World markets summary:
After a volatile first quarter of 2023, April was relatively becalmed. Stock markets in most regions advanced modestly, led by a surprisingly resilient UK market which shrugged…
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World markets summary:
March began with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (and several smaller US regional banks) as fears of a wider 2008-09 banking crisis rippled through markets, eventually…
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World markets summary:
The month was a tough one for financial assets as a series of surprisingly strong economic data releases in the West, coupled with higher than expected inflation…
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World markets summary:
Financial assets enjoyed a very strong start to the year as investors took heart from increased evidence that inflation is peaking in the West and that the…
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World markets summary:
August was a positive month for markets on the face of it. US markets were up strongly with the S&P up over 3% and the Nasdaq even…
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World markets summary:
Despite experiencing the worst day of the year so far for many Indices, most major markets had limited the damage by the end of the month. Three…
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