- Being the first to be hit by the pandemic and the first to emerge following a relatively successful curbing of the outbreak, China is the only major economy likely to be able to register a positive growth rate for the current year (+2%).
- Apart from the trend seen in the Chinese economy and several other Asian economies, the pace of the recovery has faded through the quarter.
- International equity markets advanced robustly in the first two months of the quarter and then retreated in September, registering about a 6.3% total return gain for the quarter as measured by the MSCI ACWX ex USA Index. Very low interest rates and stimulative fiscal policies are underpinning these markets.
For further details see:
International Equity ETF Q3 Overview And Outlook