Weekly Markets Snapshot U.S. Treasury Yield Surge Shakes Frontier and Emerging Markets with Sell-Offs Behind the Headlines: What happened? In the week ending October 20, 2023, emerging-market stocks faced heightened losses, primarily driven by the increase in US Treasury yields…
Weekly Market Snapshot Emerging Markets Navigate Choppy Waters Amidst Rising Tide in Frontier Markets Behind the Headlines: What happened? The week starting October 9, 2023, witnessed the MSCI emerging market benchmark facing uncertainty due to Israel’s actions in response to…
Weekly Market Snapshot US Inflation Rate Leaves Investors Gloomy in Developed Markets Behind the Headlines: What happened? The preceding week saw investors turn risk-averse as tensions flared up between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, throwing a curveball of…
In the face of challenging macroeconomic conditions, Airtel Africa demonstrated its resilience by achieving a 69 basis point increase in its EBITDA margin to 49.5% in the quarter ended June 2023 from 48.8% in the same quarter last year. With…
Weekly Market Snapshot US Jobs Data Casts Shadows over Developed Markets! Behind the Headlines: What happened? US large-cap stocks opened the gates of the final quarter of 2023 with high expectations of a rebound from a September that was…
Weekly Market Snapshot Emerging Markets Plunged With Mixed Performances Across its Country Indices Behind the Headlines: What happened? Emerging market equities kicked off the initial week of October with a slight uptick, following a tumultuous third quarter dominated by…
Weekly Market Snapshot From Emerging Market Recoveries to Inflation Concerns and Evergrande’s Shadow Behind the Headlines: What happened? Emerging market stocks made a modest recovery, following a challenging third quarter characterized by concerns over prolonged U.S. interest rate hikes.…
Weekly Market Snapshot The stock market plummets in the US, as optimism lingers in the Eurozone. Behind the Headlines: What happened? The S&P 500 opened the final trading week in September on a high note in a month that had…
Weekly Market Snapshot Markets Experience Setback Amidst Sector Variations and Economic Factors Behind the Headlines: What happened? The MSCI Emerging Market Index experienced a setback last week, sliding by -2.10%, a dip that contrasted sharply with the 1.27% gain observed…
Weekly Market Snapshot The developed market sectors took a hit across the board, leading to a downturn in weekly performance. Behind the Headlines: What happened? The penultimate trading week of this month saw the US large-cap stock witness a negative…