Analysis: Indices

Nasdaq slides 1% as surging yields hit growth stocks

The Nasdaq fell more than 1% on Monday, leading Wall Street's main indexes lower, as rising bond yields weighed on megacap stocks such as Microsoft and Apple with investors on edge ahead of Tuesday's...

Stock market: current trends in 4 charts

This section features four charts that shed light on the current major market trends, in terms of equity markets by sector, commodities, currency and investment styles. Over the first half of 2022,...

Stocks slump, Treasury yields rise on fear of a faster Fed pullback

U.S. stocks slid and Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday after meeting minutes released by the Federal Reserve indicated that it might not only raise interest rates sooner than expected but could also...

Wall St falls as Omicron's spread stokes fears of tighter curbs

U.S. stock indexes fell more than 1% on Monday, dragged by concerns about the impact of tighter COVID-19 curbs on the global economy, and a potentially devastating setback to President Joe Biden's...

DCA: Not always a good idea

Often presented as a miracle solutions to new investors, DCA combines simplicity, performance and risk minimization. But like any methodology, there are some limitations. DCA is a simple investment...

Nasdaq futures boosted by tech demand, Nvidia earnings

Nasdaq futures rose sharply on Thursday as chipmaker Nvidia rallied on strong third-quarter earnings, while S&P and Dow premarket indicators showed a mild recovery from inflation-related losses...

An ETF with just gold and bonds?

On equity markets, the outlook is getting more and more uncertain. Catalysts are lacking. Recent gas shortages, hawkish turns from central banks and news from China force investors to find news ways...

ETFs overview : Small caps Value and share buybacks

This week's ETF roundup includes an ETF exposed to US small cap value stocks, which historically outperform the S&P 500. Let's also take a look at a so-called Buy Back ETF that replicates the Nasdaq...

Global markets live: Volkswagen, Daimler, Tesla, Burberry, UBS...

Volkswagen will no longer sell combustion engines in fifteen years and Daimler is planning to complete the IPO of its trucks. Royal Dutch Shell is selling assets to BP.

ETF roundup: A protection against inflation

There's a tracker which can help investors position themselves on the megatrend of the ageing population. Let's also look at an ETF that can protect against inflation.

ETF overview : Travel, biotechs and pets

This week in the ETF round-up, we take a trip and dream of a post-Covid world. We will continue with an ETF designed to invest on the trend of pets. We will finish our overview with an ETF on...

Global markets live: Tesla, UBS, Novartis...

Many earnings reports today, including Swiss laboratory Novartis, the automation and energy specialist Schneider and the British bank HSBC. Yesterday, Tesla unveiled its results, while waiting for...

Three ETFs to ride the wave

This week we will look at a value index, the SG Global Value Beta, which is outperforming the benchmarks. Let's move on to a trend that is a no-brainer for the years to come with an index playing the...

Indexes round-up: Amsterdam, smart cities and byways

This week, we present the flagship index of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the AEX, which has shown good health at the beginning of the year, notably under the impetus of ASML, the star supplier to the...

Index overview : A bond index and the Rolls Royce of European indices

This week, we head to the United States and Sweden. We're talking about an index that replicates the performance of the US municipal bond market. The FTSE USA Municipal Tax-Exempt Investment-Grade...

NIKKEI 225: Mixed climate

Japanese equities start the new decade with some volatility, after a good 2019 vintage. The Nikkei has fallen by 0.34% in a mixed climate, between the optimism about international trade and the...

ASX 200: Within the index, exceptional career paths

At the other end of the planet, the Australian Enlarged Index, the S&P/ASX 200, achieved a good 2019 vintage, accumulating more than 19.7% since the beginning of the year. The 200 stocks in the...

STOXX EUROPE 600 (EUR): Inflexible ascension

The lull in world trade has boosted European values in a context where monetary relaxation is an additional pillar of market support The components of the Stoxx 600 globally validate upward...

NIKKEI 225: An exceptional month

Japanese stocks had one of their best months ever, with a 9% increase. The relaxation on international trade has a direct impact on Japanese values. The winners of this monthly sequence prove it....