It’s been a real horse race between US large- and small-cap stock index performance in 2019, with both posting strong double-digit gains year-to-date ( 16.2% for the Russell 1000 Index and 17.2% for the Russell 2000 Index as of May 10). And according to our new insight, each is benefitting from its own unique macroeconomic drivers.
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After a protracted period of calm, volatility returned to markets in 2022—and has proven it’s here to stay in 2023. Investors are now looking to position portfolios for a potentially bumpy road ahead, leading to renewed interest in defensive strategies.
Despite the plummet in issuance during the latter half of 2022, green bonds have defied expectations and made an impressive resurgence in the first quarter of this year, with quarterly issuance reaching all time high of over USD 150 billion[i]. While broader market challenges and uncertainty persist, we look at the growth dynamics for green bonds.
The global equity rally that began last October made further headway in April, with most indexes adding to their robust first-quarter gains. Beneath the surface, however, big shifts in market and sector leadership reveal far more investor angst than these upbeat results may suggest.
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