Global stock markets gained in March, closing the first quarter of the year with strong gains across the board. Only the Chinese and Hong Kong markets are still struggling to rebound. Expectations of interest rate cuts in the US boosted sha ...

Global stock markets gained in February with emerging markets performing strongly as Chinese shares experienced a rebound. By contrast, in fixed income yields were generally higher, meaning prices fell, as investors pushed further the expec ...

January was a modestly positive month for developed markets, supported by some strong corporate earnings and the sentiment that central banks may soon cut interest rates. By the end of the month that sentiment was crushed in the US as a wav ...

2023 was a fairly good year with most stock indices closing the year with double digit gains, primarily delivered by a late rally in November and December on anticipation that major central banks will start cutting interest rates in 2024 as ...