The equity market turnaround persisted for a second month, with global equity markets now having recovered roughly 75% of the losses from the last quarter of 2018.
January was a uniformly positive month for major equity markets, with the MSCI All Country World Index returning 7.9%. Most of this performance can be understood as a rebound...
The 4th quarter of 2018 delivered some of the worst returns risk assets have experienced since the financial crisis, with the MSCI All Country World Index down by 12.7%.
October finished as the worst month for global equities since 2012. All major markets closed lower over the month. Ongoing geopolitical risks diminished investor sentiment...
The global economy continues to grow above trend, with the U.S. leading the major economies and outperforming expectations.
Overall, global equity markets produced a 0.8% return in August, driven by the U.S. However, when the U.S. is excluded, global equities declined 2.3%, dragged down by emerging market returns.