Stock Markets Break Three-Month Losing Streak
November was a bumper month for financial markets as equity market increases gained momentum into month end, resulting in the most significant stock market gains in over a year. Added to that, US government bonds – a temperature gauge for what investors expect from central banks – gained ground on more optimistic interest rate expectations. […]
Market Update: The Effects of War, Higher Interest Rates and China on Equities
South Africa’s benchmark stock market index, the JSE All Share Index, fell 2.7% in October, leaving it 4.2% lower for the year to date. That contrasts with developed market stock exchanges, which had a negative month but remained positive for the year to date. The US technology index, the Nasdaq, eased 0.6% during October, while […]
The Stock Market Indices to Watch When Monitoring Equity Performance
As old as the hills Since 1602, investors have been winning and losing their fortunes on the stock market – and today is no different, with many investors betting it all on the latest, greatest thing. In 2000, it was the dot.com bubble when tech shares reached stratospheric highs and fell off a cliff the […]
