The world economy appears to be slowing, with some analysts warning that recession risk is rising. Judging by year-to-date equity performances for the planet’s main economic regions, however, suggests that the crowd isn’t particularly worried.
Although markets have been volatile lately, looking through the noise reminds that across-the-board gains roll on around the world, based on a set of representative exchange-listed products. Leading the field (still): US stocks.
The SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF ([[SPY]]), a broad measure of American shares, closed Monday’s session (September 9) with a 20.4% year-to-date total return. Although the ETF