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Prices for copper have climbed more than 10% this year as analysts speak of a new “secular bull market.” The positive sentiment has caught on shares of mining companies, with the STOXX® Global Copper Miners Index jumping 16.3% last month.
US risk ticks up as hot inflation data drags down equity market; European Energy sector rises as tensions escalate in the Middle East; WW Earnings Yield outperforms amid mixed earnings reports.
Analytics | Portfolio Risk Management
Multi-Asset Class Risk Monitor Highlights | Week Ended April 12, 2024
Persistent US inflation kills rate cut hopes; Higher rates propel dollar to 5-month high; Combined stock, bond, and FX sell-off boosts portfolio risk.
Investor sentiment ended last week unchanged across all the markets we follow except in Asia ex-Japan where sentiment turned bullish from positive the previous week.
Tough Week For Equities But Risk Doesn’t Budge; Diversification Ratios High, Correlations Low.
Analytics | Portfolio Risk Management
Multi-Asset Class Risk Monitor Highlights | Week Ended April 5, 2024
Strong manufacturing and jobs data lift Treasury yields to 4-month high; Dollar breaks positive correlation with monetary-policy expectations; Inverse FX/equity relationship reduces portfolio risk.
Investor sentiment was little changed again in another holiday-shortened week (Australia, UK, and China), with big moves limited to Japanese (down) and UK (up) investors. Japanese
They have strong profitability, low volatility and have been quietly leading gains in the European equity market. The GRANOLAS – a group of 11 large, international companies – may have the right attributes for the current macro environment, argues Goldman Sachs.
The global benchmark jumped 3.2% last month for a quarterly gain of 9%. All regional indices rose as reports suggested the global economy has avoided a hard landing. Momentum is the best-performing factor for a second straight month.
Stocks gained for a fifth straight month in March, lifting the STOXX® Global 1800 index to a new all-time high, as investors raised their estimates for global economic growth.
Index | Events, Conferences & Webinars
IPE Webinar: Digital Assets – Exploring a new paradigm in investing
The digital assets market is growing strongly, yet it still lacks the maturity of traditional markets. A blue-chip index can bring transparency, help standardize prices and enable institutional-level investment products, a panel of experts argued during the webinar.
A new report delves into the STOXX Digital Asset Blue Chip Index’s construction process to unpick the metrics used to select constituents that, much like in the equities world, stand for high quality and financial strength.