WM Weekly Data & Analysis

After a positive start to the year in markets, world equities were mixed this past week as investors grappled with worries that the world economy may be headed for a painful recession. The uncertainty regarding the ultimate impact on the economy and financial conditions of recent global monetary policy decisions to aggressively tighten policies weighed on markets. hover over a country to

World markets were mostly higher this week. All eyes were on the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which concluded with Fed policymakers announcing a widely expected 75-basis-point rate increase. Expectations that the US central bank may need to slow down the pace of its interest rate hikes, given the U.S. economy contracted for the second straight quarter in the three

World markets recovered this week as US job growth came in much stronger than expected and talk of Chinese stimulus measures boosted sentiment. Investors shrugged off concerns that persisting inflation that is driving aggressive monetary policy tightening in the Americas and Europe could result in a recession. hover over a country to see key data and over a black round marker to

World stock had a strong week, with the S&P notching its first weekly gain in four despite the geopolitical, energy and monetary environments remaining still very problematic. Bad news for the economy were interpreted as good news for stocks and inflation concerns are gradually being replaced by recession fears. hover over a country to see key data and over a black round

Risk assets suffered a week of sharp falls as recession fears continued to dominate sentiment. Investors worried about the impact of monetary tightening on global growth as the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the Swiss central bank all raised rates. Sentiment was also doused by big macroeconomic data misses. Mercifully, a quieter week of economic releases lies ahead. hover over

It was a very bearish trading week for U.S. and European stocks as mounting worries about rampant inflation and monetary tightening triggered a sell-off. U.S. inflation data disappointed investors who had been looking for price increases to slow and stoked concerns about global growth. Investors now have no illusions that central banks now care more about fighting inflation than propping up financial

Leading share indices increased this week despite growth forecasts being revised lower across the world, hot inflation, central banks’ unstoppable path to monetary tightening, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the EU’s fresh sanctions against Russia. Hover over a country to see key data and over a black round marker to see the indices. click on the plus or minus sign to