Tristan Hanson, head of asset allocation at Ashburton, picks the brightest prospects from his forecasts for asset classes and economies across the world.
On 5 March 2013 the most totemic stock market index of all, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, hit a record high by closing at 14,253 – surpassing the previous record in October 2007 of 14,164. From its lowest point following the 2008/09 financial crisis, the index had returned 143% including dividends over four years. Since then the index has continued to climb. Major indices in Germany, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and the UK have also recently registered or are approaching record highs. Of course, some large markets remain a long way from all-time highs including much of E...
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