Australian Investment Blog

End of month – end of quarter – volatility reigned supreme Good Morning everyone Overview The last day of the month and last day of the quarter is here – and what a start to 2016 it has been. Volatility has reigned supreme in global markets with only one major global index (still with one day to go) in the black. Of course, that’s the S&P 500 in the US which has been supported by a very ‘accommodative’ central bank. If we look at the German DAX, French CAC and UK FTSE it’s also obvious that central bank support from the ECB has helped to support those markets….. On the flip side, Asian markets have been soft and we’ve been caught up to a large degree in that weakness.