Monthly Comment April 2024
2024-05-01
During the month of April, geopolitical tensions increased further with Iran's attack on targets in Israel. However, the attack was expected, and an escalation was avoided as both sides toned down the situation...
Monthly Comment March 2024
2024-04-01
The strong development continued during the month of March as the world’s stock markets priced in future interest rate cuts and an economy heading for a soft landing. Inflation figures, which have slightly risen in the US, continued to fall in the Eurozone...
Monthly Comment January 2024
2024-02-01
After last year's strong finish, driven by expectations of continued falling inflation, interest rate cuts, and a robust economy, the new year began with declining stock markets. However, the American S&P 500, Nasdaq, and the...
Monthly Comment December 2023
2024-01-10
The strong stock market performance we saw in November continued into December, resulting in a positive year-end for most of the world’s major stock markets. The Stockholm SAX index, which showed negative year-to-date performance as late as the end of October...
Monthly Comment November 2023
2023-12-01
The negative market movements we observed during September and October shifted to a significantly more positive sentiment in November. Falling interest rates and declining inflation figures raised...
Monthly Comment October 2023
2023-11-01
The negative sentiment from September continued into October. Geopolitical uncertainty increased further due to the events in Israel and Palestine, and the risk of more states getting involved created additional concern.
Monthly Comment September 2023
2023-10-01
During September, the major stock markets worldwide declined while interest rates continued to rise. Relatively strong economic figures and macro statistics can explain the increasing interest rate environment, making fixed-income...
Monthly Comment August 2023
2023-09-01
Under the month of August, market volatility increased while the major stock indices declined. The Stockholm Stock Exchange’s broad index, SAX, was one of the larger losers and was down nearly 4%. This means that...