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...Over the past year the FTSE 100 has gained 1.23 per cent, while the S&P 500 has risen by 31.3 per cent....
...In the latter half of 2023, funds which concentrate on the global sector were well represented among poorly performing funds, with 49 included, more than doubling since mid-2023’s total of 24....
...Older investors also favoured more volatile emerging market funds, such as the Jupiter India fund, on the back of the country’s strong economic growth....
...The FTSE 100 index is down 4.5 per cent over the past year, compared with 22.96 per cent growth in the US S&P 500....
...“I just don’t think we’ve seen strong enough signals to allow that to happen en masse.”...
...About nine in 10 S&P 500 stocks were trading lower as traders assessed US inflation data that was higher than expected for March....
...“This is evidence that the strong upward momentum in rents over the past three years is reaching a ceiling as renters face growing affordability pressures,” said Zoopla....
...The supply of homes is also showing strong signs of recovery, with 34 per cent more homes on the market than a year ago and the number of three-bed-plus houses for sale at a six-year high....
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...London’s FTSE 100 led equity markets higher in Europe, buoyed by strong gains for supermarkets and index heavyweights in the banking sector....
...“Strong customer authentication has also had an impact as you have to jump through more hurdles and there’s added friction before buying anything online,” added Westmore....
...These have performed poorly, relative to other indices like the S&P 500, since interest rate rises began in December 2021....
...“Dividend growth from companies generally remains strong across a wide range of sectors and regions, with the exception of commodity-related sectors, such as mining and chemicals,” said Ben Lofthouse, head...
...Strong economic data releases have pushed traders to lower their bets for multiple rate cuts this year....
...The S&P 500 was also on track for its worst week in more than five months in percentage terms....
...US stocks were lower in morning trading, but strong gains in recent days after Federal Reserve policymakers affirmed that they still intend to deliver 0.75 percentage points of rate cuts this year have kept...
...Since the start of last year, he has underperformed a low-cost S&P 500 tracker. Several other of the most-followed copy traders have also started to lag behind after doing well before the pandemic....
...The S&P 500 was headed for a record closing high as traders assessed US inflation data that unexpectedly increased last month....
...US stocks turned lower on Monday as investors assessed a blockbuster retail sales report that indicated a strong consumer in a US economy that is still running hot....
...US stocks shrugged off the change in rate expectations, with the blue-chip S&P 500 ending the day up 1.1 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rising 1.2 per cent....
...Within the US, Coleman attributed last year’s outsized demand for S&P 500-tracking ETFs to the index’s strong performance....
..., partly in recognition of the strong macro data....
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