In this edition, we discuss the impact of the US administration's trade wars on investment markets, particularly the stock market.
An asset class is a group of investments that share common features, including their potential for returns and their associated level of risk. All asset classes carry some risk.
Market volatility is a term used to describe the ups and downs in the value of investment assets.
Welcome to the first edition of Investment Insights for 2025! We hope you had a wonderful summer break and took some time to relax and unwind.
2024 saw a record number of the world’s population heading to the polls. The most consequential of those would be the US election.
In the third quarter of 2024, there was considerable excitement surrounding interest rate cuts.
Equities had a positive second quarter, with emerging markets outperforming developed markets and growth stocks outperforming value stocks.
During the first quarter of 2024, equity markets performed strongly, with standout performances from Japanese and US equities. Bond markets were relatively muted, and gold reached a new all-time high.
Equities rebounded in November, delivering the strongest monthly returns in over 3 years after a slow October.
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The global markets faced another volatile quarter, with both equities and fixed income declining.
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New Zealand officially entered a recession of the slimmest of margins in June 2023.
New Zealanders are continuing to feel the pressure of inflation.
2022 was another unpredictable year for investors and markets filled with many significant events.
With high inflation together with the Russia-Ukraine crisis the markets have had another tough quarter.
The second quarter of 2022 saw a continued mix of difficult macro-economic and geopolitical conditions.
Two key themes are driving markets at the moment. These are inflation and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
An update of the Ukraine crisis on financial markets.
2021 was another year of uncertainty and ups and downs for investors and the markets.
Recent market volatility update for 2022.
New Zealand went into a national level 4 lockdown in mid-August. Watch this video on its impacts on the markets.
The first half of 2021 has been strong with global markets posting positive returns.
New Zealand just passed our one-year lockdown anniversary as a result of the spread of COVID-19 and the sharp drop in investment performance.
Welcome to our first quarterly update for 2021! We hope you had a wonderful summer break and took some time to relax and unwind from what was a tumultuous 2020.
2020 has been an extraordinary year for the global economy and we encourage you to watch our video.
After a sharp downturn in the first quarter of 2020, global investment markets recovered the losses in the second quarter and we saw investor confidence return as actions taken by governments around
Mercer’s Chief Investment Officer, Philip Houghton-Brown shares insights from Mercer’s global network of investment experts who have been gathering insights.
The global financial markets have been good to investors over the last decade, particularly in 2019 with both Global and New Zealand share markets posting stellar returns.
Market sentiment has been progressively impacted in January and February as investors have assessed the potential impacts of the coronavirus outbreak.
While New Zealand share markets have had a rather interesting time over the third quarter of 2019, Mercer’s funds have been performing well in recent months.
With the markets starting out strongly in the first quarter of 2019, the second quarter ended with a rocky ride.
Global markets recovered strongly from the steep declines in the last quarter of 2018, it has been one of the fastest ever market rebounds.
Global markets are off to a promising start this year. However, an equally impressive start to 2018 resulted in one of the worst years in a decade
The first quarter of 2018 saw the stampeding bull market of recent years run right into the china shop, twice.
