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Stock markets closed higher for the second week in a row, and the S&P 500 managed to hit new all-time highs in the process. The US benchmark stock index closed above 1600 for the first time in history after strong employment data signalled a stable recovery and investor optimism was Read more…
Equities and currencies markets saw a sharp rise in volatility into the end of last week, and this led safe haven assets (such as the US Dollar and consumer staples stocks) into some heavy selling pressure. Generally, when markets see abrupt changes and volatility increases, equity markets and high-yielding tend to encounter sell-offs, but this was not the case last week. Optimism generated by the positive outcome in the EU Summit meeting brought buyers back into the weak Euro and stock markets in most regions. Additional support for troubled European economies (Italy and Spain, in particular) was pledged, and this was more of a total response than markets were expecting. Read more…
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