Stock markets continued rising in the second quarter, notwithstanding mounting concerns about inflation and dwindling hopes for a series of interest rate cuts before year-end. The US stock market has experienced overRead More…
I view investing as successive days of exercising patience over the long term. This definition encapsulates the essence of prudent wealth accumulation. At its core, investing involves the commitment to enduring marketRead More…
Global Commodities Market Performance and Growth Trends in 2023 Lacklustre demand and ample and, in some cases, oversupply meant it was a tough year for the lion’s share of the commodity basketRead More…
Financial markets had their worst year since 2008, with equities and bonds ending deep in the red and shedding some $30 trillion in 2022. In the US, the S&P 500 ended almostRead More…
Central banks remain centre stage The fight against inflation continued in earnest during November, with little sign of inflation easing materially and sustainably. The developed market central banks that held rate-setting meetingsRead More…
Pessimistic Optimism is the Only Way to Survive: Although most of us are predisposed to being optimistic about financial markets and the economy, we are in an era of seismic change in interestRead More…
The battle against inflation remains the global financial markets’ primary concern. Although there are some signs of inflation easing, namely in commodity and food prices, core inflation remains high, and there’s evidenceRead More…
A year ago, the world was falling apart as the coronavirus started to spread around the globe. Stock markets sold off markedly amid turbulent volatility throughout the first quarter before reaching aRead More…
It’s been nearly three months since economies around the globe started going into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But as the number of cases in certain regions begins to decline, there’sRead More…
Global stock markets experienced their sharpest corrections on record in the last week of February as panic about the spread of the coronavirus to the US derailed investors who had remained remarkablyRead More…