06 February 2024 | 1 min. readingtime
Stock markets got off to a hesitant start in 2024, but gradually found their way to the upside as the month progressed. Government bond yields actually started the year higher, but declined again slightly towards the end of the month.
For investors, 2024 initially featured a reversal of the last quarter of 2023, with rising interest rates and generally falling share prices. But this picture already changed during January. Led mainly by US technology stocks, stock markets resumed their upward direction, while bond yields declined slightly towards the end of the month. On balance, European government bond yields were still slightly higher at the end of January than at the beginning of the year, showing a negative monthly return of 0.5%.
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08 April 2025 | 2 min. readingtime
In March, stock markets worldwide yielded sharply, with U.S. equities again the biggest laggard. Meanwhile, interest rates on European government bonds rose.
10 March 2025 | 1 min. readingtime
European stocks are catching up with U.S. stocks and are already at a 10% return in this early year versus just 1.8% for U.S. stocks.
30 October 2024 | 1 min. readingtime
It is still 'too close to call' in terms of the outcome, but what both American presidential candidates currently advocate in the economic field has already become clearer. What could this mean for investments?
