2018 Q2 Market Review

This review features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter. 

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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, the US outperformed non-US developed and emerging markets during the second quarter.

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

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