A surprise U-turn in official UK GDP forecasts has triggered the FTSE 250 GDP rally—a six-session climb of 6.4 % that pushed Britain’s mid-cap benchmark to its highest level since late 2021. After the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) lifted…
When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the possibility of two summer rate cuts at the May 2025 press briefing, traders wasted no time. Futures priced in a 50 bp easing by August, the dollar weakened, and the S&P 500…
MSCI’s recent rebalance impact arrives on May 15, 2025, with Saudi Aramco’s inclusion. Aramco now joins the MSCI World Index. This marks the first time Aramco appears in a major global benchmark. Funds will adjust their energy exposures before the…
Amid divergent central bank policies, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has underperformed its developed-market peers—down 5.0% YTD versus the MSCI World’s –0.8% through April—offering investors deeper insight into currency volatility in emerging markets and commodity headwinds reshaping emerging market investments…
S&P global 100 is a mega‑cap index that assembles 100 of the world’s largest, most internationally diversified companies, thereby offering investors a concise snapshot of global blue‑chip performance. 1. Why the Index Exists First and foremost, the S&P Global 100 bridges regional…
S&P 500, widely regarded as the pulse of the U.S. equity market, aggregates 500 large-capitalization American companies across every major sector. Accordingly, the S&P 500 offers investors a real-time barometer of both corporate health and macro-economic sentiment, thereby setting the…