InvestNow News 1st Feb – Russell – Market Overview Highlights Q4 2018

Market Overview, a quarterly commentary on market events from Q4 2018. Key highlights from the quarter were:

• Global share markets fell sharply in the December quarter. With US, UK and Europe all weaker.
• NZ share market followed its global counterparts performing lower over the period.
• Global bonds made good gains  as investors favoured the defensive nature of the asset class during heighted geopolitical risk.