| From Stockopedia.co.uk: The year that went by was one of the most volatile periods for equity markets in modern history. The year started in the middle of a severe credit crisis with central banks pumping record amounts of liquidity to rescue the banking system. Investor confidence was frozen and by early March global equity markets were trading at levels not seen in decades.
In March, however, several indicators pointed to a turnaround. First, everyone was despondent, sentiment was bleak and flight out of equities was faster than it had been for decades. Second, commodity prices had stabilised and started a slow rise in response to re-stocking by industrialising China and India......................................Full Article: Source
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