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It is telling that, amid the doom and gloom on Wall Street, some investors have been looking for hope in an unusual place: stockmarket seasonality. At the start of April, as investors fretted about rising inflation, tightening monetary policy and the war in Ukraine, analysts at Bank of America predicted a “solid rally” in the stockmarket, driven in part by the tendency for share prices to outperform during the month of April. Alas, the rally did not materialise. Although the S&P 500 index of big American firms has generated a return of 1.41%, on average, in the month of April since 1928—the second-best month behind July—this year it tumbled by 8.8%, its worst showing since 1970. In the year to date, the benchmark index has fallen by 13.3%. There are a few glimmers of hope, however. Fir...

It is telling that, amid the doom and gloom on Wall Street, some investors have been looking for hope in an unusual place: stockmarket seasonality. At the start of April, as investors fretted about rising inflation, tightening monetary policy and the war in Ukraine, analysts at Bank of America predicted a “solid rally” in the stockmarket, driven in part by the tendency for share prices to outperform during the month of April. Alas, the rally did not materialise. Although the S&P 500 index of big American firms has generated a return of 1.41%, on average, in the month of April since 1928—the second-best month behind July—this year it tumbled by 8.8%, its worst showing since 1970. In the year to date, the benchmark index has fallen by 13.3%. There are a few glimmers of hope, however. Fir...

It is telling that, amid the doom and gloom on Wall Street, some investors have been looking for hope in an unusual place: stockmarket seasonality. At the start of April, as investors fretted about rising inflation, tightening monetary policy and the war in Ukraine, analysts at Bank of America predicted a “solid rally” in the stockmarket, driven in part by the tendency for share prices to outperform during the month of April. Alas, the rally did not materialise. Although the S&P 500 index of big American firms has generated a return of 1.41%, on average, in the month of April since 1928—the second-best month behind July—this year it tumbled by 8.8%, its worst showing since 1970. In the year to date, the benchmark index has fallen by 13.3%. There are a few glimmers of hope, however. Fir...

It is telling that, amid the doom and gloom on Wall Street, some investors have been looking for hope in an unusual place: stockmarket seasonality. At the start of April, as investors fretted about rising inflation, tightening monetary policy and the war in Ukraine, analysts at Bank of America predicted a “solid rally” in the stockmarket, driven in part by the tendency for share prices to outperform during the month of April. Alas, the rally did not materialise. Although the S&P 500 index of big American firms has generated a return of 1.41%, on average, in the month of April since 1928—the second-best month behind July—this year it tumbled by 8.8%, its worst showing since 1970. In the year to date, the benchmark index has fallen by 13.3%. There are a few glimmers of hope, however. Fir...

It is telling that, amid the doom and gloom on Wall Street, some investors have been looking for hope in an unusual place: stockmarket seasonality. At the start of April, as investors fretted about rising inflation, tightening monetary policy and the war in Ukraine, analysts at Bank of America predicted a “solid rally” in the stockmarket, driven in part by the tendency for share prices to outperform during the month of April. Alas, the rally did not materialise. Although the S&P 500 index of big American firms has generated a return of 1.41%, on average, in the month of April since 1928—the second-best month behind July—this year it tumbled by 8.8%, its worst showing since 1970. In the year to date, the benchmark index has fallen by 13.3%. There are a few glimmers of hope, however. Fir...

It is telling that, amid the doom and gloom on Wall Street, some investors have been looking for hope in an unusual place: stockmarket seasonality. At the start of April, as investors fretted about rising inflation, tightening monetary policy and the war in Ukraine, analysts at Bank of America predicted a “solid rally” in the stockmarket, driven in part by the tendency for share prices to outperform during the month of April. Alas, the rally did not materialise. Although the S&P 500 index of big American firms has generated a return of 1.41%, on average, in the month of April since 1928—the second-best month behind July—this year it tumbled by 8.8%, its worst showing since 1970. In the year to date, the benchmark index has fallen by 13.3%. There are a few glimmers of hope, however. Fir...

It is telling that, amid the doom and gloom on Wall Street, some investors have been looking for hope in an unusual place: stockmarket seasonality. At the start of April, as investors fretted about rising inflation, tightening monetary policy and the war in Ukraine, analysts at Bank of America predicted a “solid rally” in the stockmarket, driven in part by the tendency for share prices to outperform during the month of April. Alas, the rally did not materialise. Although the S&P 500 index of big American firms has generated a return of 1.41%, on average, in the month of April since 1928—the second-best month behind July—this year it tumbled by 8.8%, its worst showing since 1970. In the year to date, the benchmark index has fallen by 13.3%. There are a few glimmers of hope, however. Fir...

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"Without understanding from Russia, militarily there is so much that could go wrong," says Jonathan Bentham, maritime defence analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. A convoy would require significant air, land and sea power, he says, and would be politically complicated.

It is telling that, amid the doom and gloom on Wall Street, some investors have been looking for hope in an unusual place: stockmarket seasonality. At the start of April, as investors fretted about rising inflation, tightening monetary policy and the war in Ukraine, analysts at Bank of America predicted a “solid rally” in the stockmarket, driven in part by the tendency for share prices to outperform during the month of April. Alas, the rally did not materialise. Although the S&P 500 index of big American firms has generated a return of 1.41%, on average, in the month of April since 1928—the second-best month behind July—this year it tumbled by 8.8%, its worst showing since 1970. In the year to date, the benchmark index has fallen by 13.3%. There are a few glimmers of hope, however. Fir...