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Global Market Overview | February 2026 03 March 2026 Ashburton Investments

February delivered divergent returns across global equity markets (MSCI World Index: +1%) with emerging markets (MSCI Emerging Markets Index: +6%) once again significantly outperforming developed markets amid heightened volatility driven by AI disruption concerns, renewed tariff uncertainties, mixed interest rate expectations and ongoing geopolitical tensions, particularly between the United States (US) and Iran.

Multi-Asset Funds: October to December 2025 03 February 2026 Jarred Sullivan

Global markets experienced heightened volatility in the final quarter, driven by a confluence of disruptive factors including, but not limited to, the US government shutdown, conflicting signals from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members, an unprecedented surge in Japanese sovereign bond yields and geopolitical shocks such as the resignation of France’s Prime Minister.