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 positive returns in the first quarter. Looking at broad market indices, US and non-US developed markets outperformed emerging markets.
Value outperformed growth across regions. Small caps outperformed large caps across regions as well.
REIT indices outperformed equity market indices in the US and underperformed in non-US developed markets.
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