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Japanese equities have enjoyed a positive run since the start of the year (+20.8% performance to 27 Mar 2024 ), with the Nikkei recently hitting all-time highs, surpassing the peak of the 1989 bubble .

Global equity markets steamed ahead, after a hesitant start of the year.

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Despite a hesitant start, global equity markets ended the first month of the year on a positive note. The US was a clear outperformer, but European equity markets also ended the first month of 2024 higher.

European equity markets continued their rally that began at the end of October.

European equity markets continued their decline in October, for the third month in a row, as bond yields rose sharply.

European equity markets continued to decline in September, after reaching a 2023 high at the end of July.

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European equity markets have been broadly flat over the past few weeks.

European equity markets had to give away some ground over the past few weeks.

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European equity markets were unable to continue their uptrend since the beginning of the year over the past four weeks.

European equity markets continued their uptrend over the past four weeks on the back of positive economic surprises and a sharp fall in headline inflation as base effects in energy started to drag. The positive market trend was clearly driven by large caps and defensive growth sectors.

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European equity markets have rebounded strongly since mid-March after the sell-off due to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States and the financial turmoil around Crédit Suisse.

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The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the United States, triggered a shockwave through financial markets. Despite their resilience, European equity markets nevertheless also had to give away some ground in this environment. During this correction, and especially since the beginning of March, growth stocks outperformed value stocks, and large caps outperformed small caps.

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The year of 2022 proved to be one of the most challenging and volatile for emerging market (EM) equities.

European equity markets made a very strong start to the year, supported by easing inflation figures, both in the US and Europe, the surprisingly quick end to the zero-Covid policy in China and the relatively mild winter that has defused the energy crisis in Europe and thus the risk of a deep winter recession.

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Despite a fairly significant rally beginning in October, European equity markets, battered by major outflows since the start of the crisis in Ukraine, recorded a correction over the year 2022 (-9.5%). Although European equities finished the year on a relative outperformance compared with the United States (-13.4%) and emerging markets (-15.1%)1, the year was still a source of concern for investors, who are now asking questions about what may arise in 2023.