Anyone wanting to start investing must understand domestic and global market conditions worldwide before deciding on investing strategies. Unexpected developments

2021 marks the second year of an extended bull run, with hopes of robust stimulus policies and vaccine disbursal paving the way for a V-shaped recovery. While the market outlook regarding the macroeconomic recovery is optimistic, the stock markets are witnessing heightened volatility, driven by multiple internal and exogenous factors. Taking a closer look into the equity markets’ performance in 2021, the rise in Treasury yields in late February last year triggered a global equity sell-off. While the equity markets have stabilized since then, the high Treasury yields are contributing to high volatility in the industry. Also, the Archegos sell-off has rattled the markets to a certain extent and might call for new laws regarding derivative swap testing to be established.

It’s not often that a divorce announcement makes the whole world sit up and take notice. However, when the couple in question is Melinda and Bill Gates, you do expect heads to turn and mouths to gape. The former couple was worth $146 billion before they decided to separate.

Every day new investors enter the market, and one of their first questions is on how to invest in stocks.