June market update – global equity markets rebounded

What else happened?

• There were positive returns in Europe as the European Central Bank hinted at further stimulus, while Asian and Emerging market equities largely recovered May’s losses
• The more dovish sentiment from global Central banks also led sovereign bond yields to multi-year lows during the month, while gold prices rose to six-year highs
• In commodity markets June was a positive month for energy prices, as tensions between Iran and the US escalated and the latest inventory data highlighted lower stockpiles

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