S&P 500

Investments hit by turbulence

Weaker dollar and lower oil price could help investors

Top foreign sectors to look out for over the year

Reclassification last September

Round-up of key headlines throughout end of December

Is a recession on the horizon?

For investors in US equities, October was a painful month. But at least we did not suffer alone - it was a brutal month for almost every asset class. Amid fear and panic selling, only gold posted a meaningfully positive return.

US midterm elections led to split Congress

Ahead of mid-term elections

This has been the longest bull market on record. This late in the business cycle, we believe it is worth focusing in particular on the merits of investing in US defence stocks.