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Treasury yields ease over debt-ceiling compromise; Sticky inflation and Bank of England rate-hike speculations boost the pound; US stock-market gains reduce portfolio risk.

US market catches up to the European market; Info Tech’s dominance of the US market; Global trading activity rises led by US tech shares.

“When the dust settles, the U.S. sovereign bond market will still be the place to go for extra liquidity, simply because there isn’t any other bucket large enough to contain it,” said Olivier d’Assier, head of applied research in APAC at Qontigo

Investor sentiment continued to improve in most markets after the US government narrowly avoided defaulting on its debt. The only two exceptions were Australia and Japan, where sentiment declined, and the US, where it remained neutral and unchanged from the previous week.

Qontigo has announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index. This is an amendment of the previous changes in composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index, announced on June 1, 2023.

Thematic indices can offer diversification and market-beating returns, in some cases by using innovative index methodologies, says Christoph Schon at Qontigo.

A new Qontigo article revisits the concept of tracking error, a metric that’s gaining even more attention amid the growth of sustainable portfolios. Hamish Seegopaul, Global Head for Index Product Innovation at Qontigo, addresses some key questions, including: How should the various degrees of tracking error be interpreted? Does the metric tell us much in terms of the future? And can we control this?

Technology strong, but breadth weak in the US market; No sector has dominated non-US returns, and more stocks have beaten the index.

This article provides a high-level refresher of what tracking error means, and how we can embed it directly into portfolio construction.

Risk and volatility should not always be perceived as negative. According to Melissa Brown, Head of Applied Research at Qontigo, increased volatility often brings about opportunities.

Investor sentiment continued to improve in most markets we track last week on the back of better-than-expected Q1 earnings reports.

Investors are right to focus on the US debt ceiling showdown these days, instead of key upcoming economic releases including the May jobs report. While a US default would unleash global economic Armageddon, markets have been relatively calm so far.