Press Releases

Date 12/10/2022

Exchanges In Retreat Amid Worries About Inflation Impact On Global Economy - FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Down 8.8% in September, Down 10.2 % In Q3 2022

Stock markets tumbled on growing recession fears, with central banks ramping up interest rates to fight decades-high inflation. As a result, the three months to the end of September saw the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index down by 10.2%. B3 was the best-performing exchange in the quarter, with HKEX the worst.

Date 20/09/2022

Shadow Falls Over markets As Economic Fundamentals Worse Than 2007 - FTSE Mondo Visione Index Down 3.9% In August

Global exchanges, against rising interest rates, inflation, and expectations of further aggressive monetary policy, largely posted declines in August, reversing the previous month's gains.  

Date 11/08/2022

Better Month For Global Markets As FTSE Mondo Visione Index Up 2.4% In July

After a frenetic start to the year, markets are taking a time out with investors looking for signs that we are near a peak in official interest rates. However, with central banks likely to keep raising interest rates until inflation starts to cool down, it is premature to call a bottom to what has thus far been a torrid year in financial markets.

Date 13/07/2022

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Down 0.7% in June, Down 13.9 % In Q2 2022

Exchanges profited from higher than usual trading volumes in the first quarter caused partly by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and rapidly rising interest rate expectations. Volumes have, however, now fallen across all asset classes to a more historically normalised level. The declining volumes are weighing on exchange stocks, and the three months to the end of June saw the FTSE Mondo Visi

Global Economic Outlook And Prospects Of Higher Inflation Weigh On Markets - FTSE Mondo Visione Index Down 5.1% In May

Performance remained muted in May after a steep decline of 8.6% in April as concerns about the global economic outlook and prospects of higher inflation continued to weigh on the markets.

Date 16/05/2022

Volatile April Blows Chill Wind Through Exchange Sector - FTSE Mondo Visione Index Down 8.6%

Financial markets are going through a volatile period of trading with investors digesting the unpalatable implications of rising inflation and the measures central banks will take to bring it under control.

Date 19/04/2022

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Up 3.5% in March, Down 2.3 % In Q1 2022

In a first quarter marked by financial market volatility, exacerbated by high inflation, rising interest rates and escalation of the Russian military conflict in Ukraine, the three months to the end of March saw the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index down by 2.3%. Brazil's B3 was the best performing exchange in the quarter, with Aquis Exchange the worst.

Date 16/03/2022

Global Exchanges Have Torrid February As War And Inflation Take Toll - FTSE Mondo Visione Index Down 3.5%

Global markets endured a torrid February as investors already pressured by uncertainty about the conflict in Ukraine struggled to guess how a toxic combination of persistently high inflation and stagnating growth would impact interconnected economies.

Date 08/03/2022

Moscow Exchange Removed From FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index

Further to the ‘Russia - Ukraine Related Sanctions - March 2022 Index Review’ announcement issued on 25 February 2022, FTSE Russell held a meeting with the FTSE Russell Policy Advisory Board and Equity Country Classification Advisory Committee to discuss the escalation of sanctions by the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Date 14/02/2022

Rollercoaster Ride For Global Exchanges In January - FTSE Mondo Visione Index Down 2.2%

As investors digested updates from major central banks about the outlook for inflation and interest rates, the major markets suffered substantial corrections. In addition, geopolitical risks have also significantly influenced the market in the face of possible conflict in Ukraine. As a result, over 60% of the 34 constituents of the index ended the month in negative territory.