The US presidential election race is still too close to call. China rolled out further stimulus packages, more measures expected. Founder Elon Musk dreams big for Tesla, with future AI plans.

AXA IM Select’s Lorna Denny sat down with Colin Graham from Robeco, to provide a clearer idea of what multi-asset investing means and why it can make sense for investors looking to build a balanced portfolio.

The Fed’s rate cutting cycle has kicked off, a soft landing still looks likely and China has finally pressed the stimulus button. It feels like we could almost be set for a Goldilocks scenario.

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) pleased markets with a jumbo rate cut. ChatGPT developer OpenAI seeks new funds from big tech names. India’s stock market pulls ahead of China, rated by investable shares.

The popularity of passive investment funds, typically exchange listed index trackers, has grown over the past decades. These funds offer investors simple and straightforward access to financial markets at a low level of fees.

It’s historically a tricky month for equity markets, and this September is no exception. Rising concerns over US growth, sluggish data from China and the geopolitical backdrop have seen risk aversion come to the fore.

Financial markets whipsawed, after steep falls sparked by US recession fears were quickly recovered. Betting markets cranked up the odds of a September rate cut by the US Federal Reserve (Fed).

Any thoughts of a quiet summer were quickly dispelled by gyrating financial markets in early August. Confidence evaporated, causing a sharp spike in volatility, before markets rebounded to close a volatile week almost flat.

President Biden dropped out as Democratic candidate for November’s US election, in favour of his Vice President Kamala Harris. US Q2 GDP data came in higher than expected at 2.8%, boosted by consumer spending and investment.