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Market volatility

Wealth & Investing

Embrace volatility and find opportunities

Over the long run, equity markets give annualised returns of about 10 per cent.
Podcasts

WealthBT: Navigating tariff-based market volatility

Even though investors were fearful of events last weekend, the reaction in markets was more extreme than many countenanced.
Companies & Markets

Punch-drunk traders across Asia ready for another week of drama

An Ukrainian soldier on the front line, amid the ongoing conflict in the region.
Opinion & Features
COMMENTARY

Stock markets are less afraid of war than we imagine

While it is true that certain parts of equity and bond markets remain expensive and very well-owned, others are trading at undemanding valuations and remain lightly held by investors. The key here is to seek out opportunities in the former.
Wealth & Investing
WEALTH & INVESTING

Making sense of market movements

Investors often sell their stocks when they are expensive. They move into cash hoping to buy the stocks back when they become cheap again. But it may be a very long wait. Meanwhile, expensive stocks continue to outperform.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

How to invest in chaotic markets

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug 6, 2024, a day after the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 had their worst day of trading since 2022, amid a global market sell-off centred around fears of a US recession.
Opinion & Features

The stock market rout may not be over

Protectionist policies under a Trump administration could affect markets, say analysts.
Companies & Markets

More volatility, uncertainty for markets in H2 as chances of Trump presidency increase: analysts

The US economy is probably entering a period of higher interest rates and inflation, which could come with higher volatility in general, including in stock valuations.
Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE

Market volatility is about to make a comeback

China stocks have weathered a significant 40 per cent drawdown three times in the last 23 years. There is a tradeoff between the allure of returns and the possibility of drawdowns.
Wealth
SCIENCE OF WEALTH

Risk is not volatility. Understand the difference for better investment results

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