Global stock markets suffered a shocking start to October. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest shares fell by 3.2% in one day – its worst session since January 2016 – while America’s Dow Jones Industrial index retreated by 1.9%. The immediate causes were poor manufacturing figures and a World Trade Organisation ruling that allows […] Read more
Global stock markets have been on a torrid run in 2019, adding more than $17 trillion in total value, according to Deutsche Bank calculations. The value of global equities began the year just under $70 trillion but has now surpassed $85 trillion, according to a chart from Deutsche Bank’s Torsten Slok. Data provided by Deutsche […] Read more
