This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter. It begins with a global overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets.
Unlike bond prices, which tend to go down when yields go up, stock prices might rise or fall with changes in interest rates.
There has been much discussion in the news recently about new nominal highs in stock indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500.
This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter.
In 2016, the US market reached new highs and stocks in a majority of developed and emerging market countries delivered positive returns.
Quarterly Market Review July – September 2016