Zero Equilibrium February Financial Markets Review
- By Chinedu Okoye Summary: We continue our monthly series on the broad range of assets and markets we are exposed to as two-thirds of the quarter elapses, with a view of recent moves in comparison to our earlier predictions in our Global Financial Markets Outlook Q1 2025 Equities stayed fairly stable with US Major Indexes taking a hit in contrast to their European counterparts who all recorded gains on the month. Asian equities slid on the month save for Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index adding 14.71% making it the highest performing index on our watchlist. Oil slid further from January's highs and Gold maintained gains holding above $2,800. Crypto was the most volatile and worst performing asset class in the month with Bitcoin, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash recording double digit dips. 1.0 Equities: The US Major Indexes ranked in the bottom half of the Indexes on our watchlist negative on a week-on-week and month-on-month basis. Index ...