Following over two years of straight up growth, the markets have now returned to more normal periods of volatility. While these are a regular and expected part of market activity, it’s never a good feeling to experience.
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During a period characterized largely by trade uncertainty, global asset markets delivered mixed results for the third quarter of 2018, with the U.S. equity market reaching new highs and outpacing many of its global counterparts.
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Following a particularly volatile start to the year in the first quarter, many global equity markets delivered somewhat steadier returns in the second quarter.
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Global capital markets experienced marked turbulence for the first time in more than a year in the first quarter of 2018. What follows is a brief summary of how some of the major markets and asset classes performed during the period.
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On Friday we saw a large drop of 2.12% on the S&P 500, 1.61% on the TSX and 2.54% on the Dow Jones. This was a reaction due to stronger than expected employment numbers from the US job report, meaning that the unemployment rate in the US is lower and more importantly lower than expected, which is a great thing. But when there is any unexpected news the market reacts positively or negatively – in this case it was negative.
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Most global equity markets registered healthy results in the fourth quarter of 2017, capping off a strong showing for the year as they responded to encouraging economic data, low interest rates, tepid inflation and expanding corporate activity.
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