Ausbiz – War Jitters Short Lived, Eyes on Post-Correction Upside

Ausbiz – War jitters short lived, eyes on post-correction upside

I joined Andrew Geoghegan on Ausbiz to discuss why geopolitical shocks often coincide with resilient equity markets. History shows that while wars and major conflicts can trigger sharp initial sell-offs, markets have often recovered quickly and, in some cases, delivered strong returns during those periods. During World War I, for example, U.S. equities initially fell by around 30 per cent before going on to generate average annual gains of close…

Markets Rebound After a Weekend of No Surprises

In the weeks since the war started, we have seen a pattern emerge of weakness in some markets on Fridays and rebounds on Monday’s, which appears to be related to some traders being concerned about holding assets over weekends in a time of war. This morning finds US index futures up 0.6%-0.7%, clawing back some of Friday’s US index losses of 1.7%-2.1%. In Europe today, the FTSE is up 1.0% and the DAX is up 0.4%. Oil prices are climbing today amid…