Down -5.4% year-to-date
Digital currencies have rocketed in value over the last week, with bitcoin having increased in value by more than 13% following sanctions on Russia, a nosedive in the rouble and increased geopolitical uncertainty.
Sky-high equity valuations and near historic low yields in fixed income has left fund managers looking elsewhere for returns.
Crude futures seesaw between negative territory and recovery
Country 'doing the opposite' from rest of the world
Oil and gas stocks rise amid escalating tensions
Saudi Arabia's successful 'Future Investment Initiative' ('Davos in the desert') last month and the much-anticipated listing of Aramco have reminded us of the potential of the Gulf region for investors.
Too much focus on isolated events