Sentences with phrase «unsettled global financial markets»

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Also in 2015, divergence in monetary policies unsettled developed currency markets: the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan continued quantitative easing programs while the Federal Reserve rhetorically led markets on a long, slow walk to the first increase in the fed funds rate since the global financial crisis.

Momentum, for example, was the top - performing factor in 2007 when equity markets were strong, but it was the worst performer in 2008 when the global financial crisis hit.3 These swings in performance can be unsettling to many investors, causing them to sell and potentially miss out on rebounding performance.