2017 Q4 Market Review

This review features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter, as well as an annual review for 2017.

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World Stock Market Performance

These headlines are not offered to explain market returns. Instead, they serve as a reminder that investors should view daily events from a long-term perspective and avoid making investment decisions based solely on the news.

World Asset Classes

Looking at broad market indices, emerging markets outperformed US and non-US developed markets during the quarter.

The value effect was negative in the US, non-US developed markets, and emerging markets. Small caps outperformed large caps in non-US developed markets and emerging markets but underperformed in the US.

2017 Year In Review

Annual Market Review

Annual World Asset Classes

Looking at broad market indices, emerging markets outperformed US and non-US developed markets in 2017.

The value effect was negative in the US, non-US developed markets, and emerging markets. Small caps outperformed large caps in non-US developed markets but underperformed in the US and emerging markets.

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