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Market Review – June 2025
Markets rally as tariff relief lifts sentiment Global markets posted

Market Review – May 2025
Markets endure immense volatility amid tariff uncertainty Global markets experienced

Market Review – April 2025
Tariff concerns drive risk-off sentiment Equity markets declined in March

Market Review – March 2025
US weaker as tariffs and geopolitics drive risk-off sentiment February

Market Review – February 2025
Markets advance as Trump takes office amid tariff uncertainty January

Market Review – December 2024
Trump 2.0 Global markets were mixed in November as global

Market Review – November 2024
Markets weaken on US electionjitters and lower rate cut expectations

Market Review – October 2024
Markets gain on Fed rate cut and China stimulus. Markets

Market Review – September 2024
Markets gain in August despite heavyearly sell-off. August was an

Market Review – August 2024
Softer inflation spurs major rotation out of big tech. Global

Market Review – July 2024
Equity markets mixed as US techstocks lead the way Global

Market Review – June 2024
Equity markets gain despite mixedeconomic signals. Global markets gained in May

Market Review – May 2024
Equity markets succumb to hawkishinflation data. Global markets mostly declined in

Market Review – April 2024
Equity markets advance closing out astrong Q1 Global equity markets made

Market Review – March 2024
Equity markets gain despite rate cutexpectations being pushed out Global

Market Review – February 2024
Global markets mixed as central bankers push back on early

Market Review – November 2023
Global markets surge oninvestor optimism as inflation cools further Global

Market Review – October 2023
Global markets weaker on higher bondyields and geopolitical concerns Global

Market Review – September 2023
Global markets weaker ashawkish Fed weighs on sentiment Global markets

Market Review – August 2023
Global markets retreat on policy uncertainty andweak Chinese economic data

Market Review – July 2023
Global markets advance on cooling inflation and positive Q2 earnings

Market Review – June 2023
Global markets gain as signs of moderating inflation spurs optimism

Market Review – May 2023
Only Big Tech shines as markets retreat on US debt

Market Review – April 2023
Markets in the green as positive Q1 earnings surprises lift

Market Review – March 2023
Mini banking crisis tests resolve of global markets and central

Market Review – February 2023
Global markets retreat as strong economic data points to continued

Market Review – January 2023
Global markets gain on economic optimism Global markets made a

Market Review – November 2022
Global equity markets gain on lower US inflation and dovish

Market Review – October 2022
Markets rally on better-than-expected corporate earnings and pivot deliberations Global

Market Review – September 2022
Bearish sentiment takes hold as high inflation intensifies recession fears

Market Review – August 2022
Hawkish Fed puts global markets on the back foot August

Market Review – July 2022
Global markets rebound on positive earnings and hopes of less

Market Review – June 2022
Global markets end H1 battered and bruised on recession fears

Market Review – May 2022
Volatility continues as markets end flat for May Global equity

Market Review – April 2022
Global markets fall on global growth fears. Markets fell sharply

Market Review – March 2022
Global markets mixed on war tensions and renewed lockdowns in

Market Review – February 2022
Global markets rocked by Russian invasion of Ukraine Global markets

Market Review – January 2022
Hawkish pivot by the Fed roils markets Global markets declined

Market Review – November 2021
What a difference a week makes as a new coronavirus

Market Review – October 2021
Markets rally on strong US corporate earnings. September and October

Market Review – September 2021
Markets in the red as higher energy prices stoke inflation

Market Review – August 2021
Markets extend gains but risks remain. US and European equity

Market Review – July 2021
Asian markets pummelled as Chinese regulators clamp down on fast

Market Review – June 2021
Markets mixed in June as US Fed signals policy change.

Market Review – May 2021
Inflation the focus for markets during May. Global markets were

Market Review – March 2021
More stimulus out of the US increases market volatility. It

Market Review – February 2021
Spike in bond yields tests equity markets’ nerve. February was

Market Review – January 2021
Uncertainty rattles markets as investors face a make or break

Market Review – November 2020
Markets surge on vaccine progress and optimism on Biden presidency.

Market Review – October 2020
Coronavirus resurgence in Europe and the US leads to major

Market Review – September 2020
US equity markets declined for the firsttime since March on

Market Review – August 2020
All major equity markets made positive gains in August, again

Market Review – July 2020
US equity markets surged higher in July following strong financial

Market Review – June 2020
Markets were turbulent in June as concerns about a resurgence

Market Review – May 2020
Equity markets continued their recovery with most major indices making

Market Review – April 2020
Markets rallied off aggressive global stimulus measures and optimism that

Market Review – March 2020
Coronavirus fears continued to batter global markets – global equity

Market Review – February 2020
Coronavirus fears hammer global markets. Global markets fell sharply and

Market Review – January 2020
Brexit, US-China trade deal, Coronavirus, WWIII – January got 2020

Market Review – November 2019
Equity markets kept the momentum going in November with further

Market Review – October 2019
Global markets were in the green in October except for

Market Review – September 2019
Global markets were on edge in September after Saudi Arabia’s

Market Review – August 2019
Global equity markets were on a roller-coaster ride in August

Market Review – July 2019
Global equity markets were mixed in July with the UK’s

June 2019 Market Commentary
Global equity markets reversed May’s heavy losses as central bankers

May 2019 Market Commentary
Global equity markets retreated in May as the US-China trade

April 2019 Market Commentary
What moved markets in April? Global markets were mixed in

March 2019 Market Commentary
The positive start to the year continued in March with

February 2019 Market Commentary
The recovery in global markets year-to-date has been as extreme

January 2019 Market Commentary
Global markets kicked off the year with a strong rally

December 2018 Market Commentary
Unfortunately, there was no Christmas rally or cheer for investors

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Fact: South Africa’s equity market represents less than 1% of

November 2018 Market Commentary
Markets remained on edge during November with most indices once

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October 2018 Market Commentary
October lived up to its reputation of being a month

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The current bull market in stocks is closing in on

September 2018 Market Commentary
The trade fight between the US and China escalated in

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August 2018 Market Commentary
U.S. markets once again made strong gains in August, contrasting

July 2018 Market Commentary
Global markets were mostly positive in July as U.S. earnings

What Moved Markets in June 2018?
Global markets once again experienced volatile trading activity in June