This review features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter.
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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.
Equity markets around the globe posted negative returns in the first quarter. Looking at broad market indices, US equities outperformed non-US developed markets and emerging markets.
Value stocks underperformed growth stocks in all regions. Small caps also underperformed large caps in all regions.
REIT indices underperformed equity market indices in both the US and non-US developed markets.
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