Equities declined in November, as markets remain focussed on European sovereign debt issues and the slowdown in global economic growth. In local currency terms, the global MSCI World price index fell by 1.5%, while the US S&P 500 index fell by just ...
Equity markets rallied strongly in October, ending several months of negative returns. The Australian S&P/ASX 200 Price Index was up 7.2% over the course of the month and global equity markets also experienced similar gains. The US S&P 500 Index was ...
Over the last several months, equity markets have declined significantly, reflecting concerns about the slow pace of economic growth and unresolved European sovereign debt issues.
Since the middle of July, share markets have experienced heightened volatility reflecting the spreading contagion of the European sovereign debt crisis and a sharp slowdown in leading economic growth indicators.
Equity markets were down sharply in July, reflecting weak macroeconomic data out of the US, the political impasse over raising the US Government debt ceiling and ongoing sovereign debt concerns in Europe. During the month, equity markets suffered som...
Most equity markets were lower in June, driven by weak economic data, concerns around Greek sovereign debt and a focus on the cooling Chinese Economy. US macroeconomic data releases were weaker than expected. While the data suggests that US growth h...
US macroeconomic data was softer than expected in May, suggesting that the rate of growth in the US economy may be slowing. Labour market data disappointed, with just 54,000 jobs created during the month, significantly below consensus estimates of ar...
The improving macroeconomic outlook and robust corporate earnings in the US saw global equity markets increase in April. Over the course of the month, the S&P 500 index gained 2.8% and the MSCI World index gained 2.0%, both in local currency terms. ...
The 11 March 2011 Japanese earthquake has resulted in a terrible loss of life as well as large economic ramifications for Japan. Global equity markets fell sharply immediately following the earthquake. However, most markets were ultimately resilient ...
Equity markets have enjoyed a strong rally since mid-2010 and continued this positive performance in the first half of February. However, equity markets gave back some of the gains over the second half of the month over concerns regarding rising tens...
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