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Global markets rose by over 4% this month, with the returns spread across all regions. The 3 big themes driving the markets were calming interest rate expectations, the concern around inflation, and the global economy starting to reopen.

Joe Biden’s stimulus and accelerating vaccine rollout drove markets to new records in March. Every day, markets seem to be reaching new heights that were deemed unthinkable 12 or 24 months ago.

We started the month with high levels of excitement, President Biden was about to pass a record stimulus package, and vaccine rollouts give hope that we will be back to…

January was a quiet month in the markets with investors taking stock and wondering what's next.

What a month in the markets! Global share markets had their best month ever, delivering 11. 5% return in the month.

October saw a resurgence of Covid-19 which saw countries scrambling to reinstate lockdowns.

September saw markets take a breath from their rapid ascent.

Following recent speculation on New Zealand’s COVID performance in comparison to other countries, we looked at the data in detail.

August was another great month for your KiwiSaver accounts with markets staging their strongest August since 1986.