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Morningstar Market Overview, March 2022

In March both market and news headlines were dominated by the war in Ukraine. Developed markets were quick to introduce sanctions against Russia and individuals linked to Putin. During the...

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How to remain focused on the long-term amidst short-term volatility

When there are events like the war in Ukraine, the rand weakening, the price of oil rising to more than $100 a barrel plus unusually high inflation there is bound to...

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Morningstar Market Overview, January 2022

Global equity markets experienced a challenging start to the year, posting their worst performance for January since 2016. Market sentiment was weighed down by concerns around higher inflation, hawkish rhetoric from...

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Morningstar Market Overview, December 2021

Global equity markets started the month of November on a positive footing, however, news of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and the US inflation print coming in ahead of expectations...

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Morningstar Market Overview, November 2021

Global equity markets started the month of November on a positive footing, however, news of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and the US inflation print coming in ahead of expectations...

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Morningstar Market Overview, October 2021

Global equity markets climbed higher during the month of October, as positive corporate earnings releases and better than expected macro data led to robust returns from US and European equity...

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A forecast you can bet on – the longer you are invested, the better your odds of positive returns

In the words of Albert Einstein; “The future is unknown, but a somewhat predictable unknown. To look to the future, we must first look back upon the past.” When it...

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Morningstar Market Overview, September 2021

Global equity markets performed poorly in September, as slowing global growth, concerns around the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant and liquidity concerns at China’s second largest property developer...

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Morningstar Market Overview, August 2021

Global equity markets performed strongly in August, with many major global equity indices reaching new highs during the month, despite continued concerns around the spread of the highly contagious Covid-19...

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