Ken Baksh January 2020 Market Report
During one-month period to 31st December 2019, major equity markets registered strong gains. The FTSE ALL-World Index rose by 2.18% over the period, up by 23.9% since the beginning of the year. The VIX index fell by 1.45% to end the period at 12.26, a rather “complacent” level by historic standards. Most fixed interest products […]
Ken Baksh October 2019 Market Report
During one-month period to 30th September 2019, major equity markets registered reasonable gains. The FTSE ALL-World Index rose by 2.25% over the period, now up by 14.71% since the beginning of the year. The VIX index fell by 10.3% to end the period at 16.55. Fixed interest products displayed a mixed performance with riskier products […]
Ken Baksh: August Investment Review….Stay with equities versus bonds….for the time being!
August 2018 Market Report During the month to July 31 st, 2018, major equity markets displayed a stronger trend and the VIX index fell significantly, indicative of a preference for greater risk-taking. There continued to be an abundance of market moving news over the period whether at corporate, economic or political level. The European Central […]