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Lithium prices shined from 2020 through 2022, driven by surging demand for electric vehicles, especially in China, alongside the precious metal’s limited supply. That trend stopped short in 2023, with the lithium price dropping sharply. Falling EV demand and increasing lithium supply are the main factors, but are they short or long term?

The Mexican Stock Exchange’s Global Market (International Quotation System, or SIC) has existed for 20 years. It allows Mexicans to invest in foreign securities and has steadily grown since its inception. Is this model the best way for Mexican investors to trade in international markets, or would another be more efficient?

With their heavy focus on manufacturing, Vietnam and Thailand have long placed international trade and investment at the heart of their economic strategy. And their importance will only increase as the region pivots towards a more skills-based economy, write Commerzbank’s Regional Head Asia-Pacific Franz Murr, Chief Vietnam Representative Ha Bach, and Senior Thailand Representative Thira Nuntametha.

2022 was not a good year for emerging markets, but what will 2023 hold? Some factors that made 2022 a bad year for EMs, such as the high-flying US dollar, soaring inflation and interest rates, and China’s self-inflicted slow growth, have eased. Investors turned their backs on the EM sector, but improving conditions may draw them back.

The jury is out on whether the US stock market will regain its footing in 2023 after a dismal 2022. Much will depend on corporate earnings and the Fed’s success in reining in inflation without pushing the economy into a recession. A few encouraging signs point to US equities making a comeback, especially in the second half of the year.

Unprecedented market volatility presents both a challenge and an opportunity—the outcome hinges on having access to and integrating the right external data. To make the plethora of available data useful and give them the edge in the current market environment, hedge funds must onboard, transform and apply it, which may entail partnerships.

Indices summarise the performance of asset classes, industry sectors, geographies, investment strategies and market segments across the financial services sector and are an indispensable foundation for product development, asset allocation and performance benchmarking. They might be used, for example, to summarise the UK equity market (via the FTSE 100 share index)

In 2022 where European stocks declined by around 12%, the three major averages suffered their worst year since the financial crash in 2008, and the FTSE 250 – a useful indicator of the UK economy’s performance – declined by 19.7%, even the most bullish investors would admit that this period has been challenging.  

2022 wasn’t kind to stock-market investors, as central banks raised interest rates at a feverish pace to combat inflation while also blunting economic growth. As 2023 dawns, what sectors are the most promising destinations for investor funds? Consumer staples, precious metals and healthcare are three sectors that may persevere in turmoil.

With the stock market entering 2023 on a bearish footing, investors hope that the bottom is near and that monetary easing will replace monetary tightening, leading to a pickup in economic growth. All market conditions offer unique opportunities. Three stock picks to consider are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Amazon and Tesla.