DFEV - Looking Back At Equity Factors In Q1 2024 With WisdomTree

2024-04-19 07:45:00 ET

Summary

• This year started on a strong note, with global equity markets gaining 8.9%.
• With better-than-expected economic data being published in the U.S., but also in Europe and China, market confidence grew, leading to a regional broadening of the bull market.
• The only weakness remains in Asia, leading to emerging markets returning only 2.4%.

By Pierre Debru

This year started on a strong note, with global equity markets gaining 8.9%. ¹ The initial focus was on artificial intelligence, its growth potential and its impact on corporate profitability. However, with better-than-expected economic data being published in the U.S., but also in Europe and China, market confidence grew, leading to a regional broadening of the bull market. Europe closed 7.6% ¹ up, quite close to the 10.3% ¹ of the U.S. The only weakness remains in Asia, leading to emerging markets returning only 2.4%. ¹ ...

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