The well known saying, “markets climb a wall of worry” applies to global stock markets in 2025. The year started off with a decent rally but faded as we went into March and early April, with President Trump announcing his “Liberation Day”. The proposed tariffs by...

Global stock markets started 2025 with a decent rally through January, peaking around the middle of February. From the February peak until March 13, the S&P 500 in the United States (US) declined just over 10%, one of the quickest declines on record (excluding COVID...

The shift to lower interest rates globally has commenced in June with several central banks lowering their key interest rate. The drop was small, only a quarter point, but it signals that the move to easing interest rates has begun. The move to lower interest rates...