Shares gained in November with China and Hong Kong strongly outperforming their European and American market counterparts.

In October global developed markets performed strongly, canceling out the September losses. The main focus remained on inflation and central bank policies, but it was also the month of quarterly earnings announcements.

In September US markets continued to slide as inflation remained resilient. Even though inflation ticked lower for the second time – from 9,1% in June to 8,5% in July to 8,3% in August – core inflation (which excludes food and energy prices ...

Stock markets started August strong after the rally in July but, after the speech of the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, the market turned around and initiated a correction as it became clear that further substantial interes ...

Economic data in July provided further evidence of a slowing global economy. Inflation continued to soar to new highs, central banks raised interest rates and GDP growth numbers were negative.

Equity markets sold off heavily in June after US inflation came in above expectations, which prompted the Federal Reserve to hike its overnight rate by 75 basis points, the largest rate hike since 1994. More interest rate increases are expe ...

May was a rather turbulent month on the markets which saw American markets book its largest single-day decline in 2 years. Nonetheless, as the month progressed, volatility settled down and markets closed nearly unchanged. Debates are raging ...

Even though the invasion in Ukraine is still ongoing, it no longer dominated the top economic news as for now gas and oil continues to flow from Russia despite global sanctions crippling the Russian economy.

The war in Ukraine dominated the news and markets in March. Commodity prices soared given Russia is a key producer of several important commodities including oil, gas, and wheat. Russia and Ukraine account for around 30% of global wheat exp ...

As a new year begins, all eyes are focussed on central bank comments and decisions. Inflation worldwide continues to climb and it is up to the central banks to get it under control. It's no longer a question of »if« but rather »when«, »how ...

2021 ended on a positive note with all major markets except Hong Kong and China closing comfortably in green. Nonetheless there were plenty of lingering concerns. Inflation remained a negative factor for investor sentiment in December, reac ...