A powerful bull run begins

“Emerging markets are shooting out the lights,” says Leslie Norton for Morningstar. The diverse grouping, which ranges from Latin American commodity producers to Asian technology powerhouses, has lagg

Emerging markets (EMs) are back. The MSCI Emerging Markets index delivered a 31% return over the first ten months of the year, compared with just 18% from the developed markets-focused MSCI World inde

Is the Indian market stagnating or booming? It depends who you ask. Local shares have doubled over the past five years, but have struggled for momentum of late. The Nifty 50 index, up 9% in 2025, rema

The autumn Budget was less the promised “reboot of UK capital markets” and “more a light dusting of the keyboard”, says Tim Focas in City AM. A three-year stamp duty holiday for new listings is all ve

Is Europe’s rally already over? The continent’s bourses enjoyed their strongest start to a year relative to US stocks since 2000 in the opening months of 2025. Donald Trump’s tariff shock in April tri

“Markets appear to have their mojo back,” says The New York Times Dealbook. Shares on Wall Street wobbled at the end of last week, with even strong results from AI chip champion Nvidia failing to calm