Monthly Market Update – May 2015
Equity markets outside Canada continued to perform well as economic data showed strength. Outside of high yield, bond markets were generally weak as economic and interest rate concerns weighed on investors.
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Equity markets outside Canada continued to perform well as economic data showed strength. Outside of high yield, bond markets were generally weak as economic and interest rate concerns weighed on investors.
Financial markets had a relatively solid month with no major surprises either positive or negative. Earnings and economic data provided little reason for investors to sell. Europe, despite Greece, continues to show signs of strength and is one of the best performing areas in the world so far in 2015.
An overview of March Market Performance, including a March Economic Indicator recap. All index returns are Total Return (includes reinvestment of dividends) and are in Canadian Dollars unless noted.
February 2015 Market Performance All index returns are Total Return (includes reinvestment of dividends) and are in Canadian Dollars unless noted. Indexes Return for February 2015 YTD Return S&P/TSX Composite +3.98% +4.55% S&P500 +3.88% +10.19% MSCI EAFE +4.38% +14.83% MSCI World +4.30% +12.13% MSCI Emerging Markets +1.54% +11.83% FTSE TMX Universe Bond -0.13% +4.49% JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond […]