In November US shares outperformed other markets following Donald Trump’s victory in the Presidential election. Other markets came under pressure amid worries over trade tariffs Trump threatens to impose, including against the US' main trad ...

Global stock markets were generally positive in September and throughout the third quarter of the year. Unlike previous quarters, the information technology sector lagged behind other sectors as enthusiasm around Artificial Intelligence was ...

Global stock markets generally climbed in July with developed markets outperforming emerging economies. The information technology sector fell at the end of the month with declines for some of the mega-cap companies that have powered the US ...

Global stock markets were highly mixed in June, ending the second quarter of the year with mixed results. The information technology and communication services sectors booked strong gains while basic materials, energy and utilities sectors ...

Global shares rose in May with developed markets outperforming emerging markets. Investors continued to anticipate interest rate cuts, albeit with US cuts likely to come later than in some other regions such as the Eurozone.

Global stock markets dropped in April as US inflation remained sticky, dampening hopes on a an early interest rate cut. The consumer price index (CPI) for March ticked up by 0,4% month-on-month, taking annual inflation to 3,5% compared to 3 ...

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 ...