Last Week at a Glance
Global equities posted solid gains last week as investors embraced early-year risk appetite, even as new geopolitical flashpoints added a layer of risk that boosted safe-haven assets.
Global equities posted solid gains last week as investors embraced early-year risk appetite, even as new geopolitical flashpoints added a layer of risk that boosted safe-haven assets.
In a month dominated by central bank meetings, global equity markets rose for the eighth successive month, returning 0.8%.
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This publication presents manager performance for 37 asset classes and substrategies, showing the median, mean, and key percentiles of return. Relevant indexes for each asset class are also included to provide market context.
Global equities advanced in Q3 as investors looked past peak tariff uncertainty, focusing on resilient economic activity and earnings growth, ongoing artificial intelligence developments, and a resumption of Federal Reserve rate cuts.
This publication presents manager performance for 37 asset classes and substrategies, showing the median, mean, and key percentiles of return. Relevant indexes for each asset class are also included to provide market context.
Once perceived as a US ally, India has recently been thrust into geopolitical crosshairs. Given the increased macro uncertainty, we would not overweight India at this time, particularly as equity valuations remain elevated despite the recent underperformance. Trade policies remain in flux, and there are measures that India can take to counter the near-term impact of tariffs. However, investors should monitor negotiations around India’s Russian oil imports, as these could have wider implications for the economy and market, especially the rupee.
Equities advanced as peak tariff uncertainty appeared to wane, fixed income performance diverged among major regions, the US dollar broadly depreciated, and real assets mostly advanced.
Global equities advanced as lingering uncertainty over US trade policy eased.