Global equities made two new all-time highs in October, yet the MSCI All Country World Index’s (ACWI) finished down 2.24% on the month, bringing the global benchmark for stocks to up 16.00% on the year.
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Global Market Commentary – September 2024
Expectations for global stocks were low for September, historically a challenging month for equity markets. Yet the MSCI All Country World Index’s (ACWI) made five new all-time highs as it gained 2.32% MTD return to bring a choppy Q3 performance to a strong 6.61% return.
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Global Market Commentary August 2024
Global stocks suffered a steep selloff to start the month with the MSCI All Country World Index’s (ACWI) losing as much as 7.73% on August 5th before recovering to finish “an August to remember” at its all-time high, gaining 2.54% for the month bringing YTD returns to 15.97%.
Global Market Commentary July 2024
Global stocks, as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), continued their 2024 gains and new closing highs (nine in July and 39 YTD) before finishing a volatile month up 1.61%. ACWI closed at an all-time high on July 17th which saw MTD returns as high as up 3.71% intramonth.
Global Market Commentary – May 2024
Global stocks rebounded 4.06% in May to overcome April’s -3.30% slump, bringing the MSCI All Country World Index’s YTD gain to 8.88%. The global benchmark for stocks reached seven all-time highs in May, bringing its 2024 tally to 28 record highs so far this year.
Global Market Commentary April 2024
Global stocks broke a five-month winning streak by falling 3.30% in April, but the MSCI All Country World Index fell remains up 4.63% YTD.
Global Market Commentary March 2024
Global stocks closed out March up 3.14%, the fifth straight month of gains with Q1 returns up 8.2%. The MSCI All Country World Index had its best opening quarter return since 2019, and finished March at an all-time high, the 21st of this year.
Global Market Commentary February 2024
Global stocks soared 4.29% in February to bring 2024 returns to 4.90% YTD. The MSCI All Country World Index closed the month at an all-time high.
Global Market Commentary January 2024
Global stocks gained 0.59% in January, after an impressive run up of 22.2% last year. The US large cap S&P 500 index rose 1.59% in January, posting six new closing highs, after jumping 24.23% last year
Global Market Commentary December 2023
Global stocks finished 2023 with a nine-week winning streak, ending December up 4.80%, a gain of 11.03% for the fourth quarter and up 22.20% for the year
Global Market Commentary November 2023
Global stocks surged 9.23% in November, breaking a three-month losing streak in the biggest monthly gain since November 2020; the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) has climbed 16.60% YTD and is trading less than 2% away from its 2023 high.