Short term Q2 2023 to Q1 2024

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Presentation

Line chart with MSCI All Country World Index along the Y-axis with a range of 240 to 400, and quarters along the X-axis ranging from March 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The chart shows the idex increasing about 60 points over the time period and is annotated with newspaper headlines which are described under the next heading.

Data

Q2 2023

• US Inflation eased to 5% in March; lowest level in nearly two years.
• WHO Declares COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Over.
• S&P 500 Hits 2023 High as Attention Grows on Debt-Ceiling Deal.
• Nasdaq Closes at 14-Month High as Small Cap Stocks Rally.

Q3 2023

• Turkey Agrees to Let Sweden In NATO.
• Fitch Slashes US Credit Rating to AA+ from AAA.
• US Mortgage Rates Hit 7.09%, Highest in More Than 20 Years.

Q4 2023

• Israel Declares War on Hamas after Surprise Assault from Gaza.
• US House Elects Speaker, Ends Impasse.
• Nasdaq Exits Correction Territory, Small Caps See Best Day in More than a Year.
• Job Openings Fall to 28-Month Low as US Labor Market Cools.
• S&P 500 Ends Strong Year Just Shy of Record with 24% Annual Gain.

Q1 2024

• US Inflation Edged Up in December after Rapid Cooling Most of 2023.
• US Border Deal Is Declared Dead.
• Dow, S&P 500, Nikkei Surge to Records after Nvidia's Blockbuster Earnings Spark Global Rally.
• Bitcoin Funds Pull In Money at Record Pace.
• US Senate Approves Measure Averting Government Shutdown.
• Markets around the World Set Records in First Quarter.

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