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.
Trade tensions continued to dominate news during July, with the US administration imposing tariffs on Chinese imports. However, all major global equity market indices rose...
Second Quarter Review Second quarter performance among major asset markets slightly improved over the disappointing first quarter results.
Markets were subject to volatility in May, largely due to heightened political risk including the US administration’s approach to global trade, North Korea and Iran.