In November global shares rallied, undoing four consecutive monthly losses, in the best monthly market performance in 3 years. The turnaround occured when US October inflation data was published, showing that the consumer price index (CPI) ...

Global shares fell for the fourth consecutive month in October amid worries that US interest rates may remain higher for longer, given still strong inflation and labour market. Bonds also fell, with 10-year Treasury yields rising sharply, t ...

After a strong first half of 2023 markets closed September and the third quarter overall in negative territory. Government bonds also declined in the quarter, with yields rising. Commodities were a notable outperformer with energy gaining a ...

US equities declined in August with the Dow Jones, S&P500 and Nasdaq Composite losing 1,77%, 2,36% and 2,17% respectively. The dollar gained 1,38% against the Euro to close at 1,0841 USD/EUR. Investors' confidence that the Federal Reserve w ...

Global shares climbed in June, bringing the second quarter as a whole to a positive end. The main exception was China and Hong Kong – although the Hang Seng index added 3,74% in June, the index dropped 7,27% from April through June combined ...

Global shares fell in May. However, there was a marked difference between sectors, as enthusiasm over AI (Artificial Intelligence) boosted technology stocks, particularly chipmakers.

US equities made limited gains in April despite continued stress surrounding the banking sector after the collapse of Silicon Vally Bank in early March. This time the collapse of First Republic bank looked unavoidable by the end of April bu ...

Over the course of five days in early March, three small- to mid-size U.S. banks failed, triggering a sharp decline in global bank stock prices and swift response by regulators.

After a strong start in January, markets were mixed in February with European indices adding small gains and US markets booking modest losses, countered by the US dollar gaining against the Euro. Hong Kong and China were the main underperfo ...

Stock markets started 2023 on a strong note with gains across global equities. China's re-opening after dropping the zero-Covid policy in late December helped push the advance. Inflation continues to ease in several major regions, further a ...

2022 was a pretty rought year. Because of a slowdown in consumer spending and recovering supply chains, we expected the elevated inflation to spike late in the Spring and then gradually normalize but nonetheless remain above the historical ...