About this episode

Burkhard Varnholt discusses the factors driving global equity markets and the implications of rising crude oil prices.

On this episode of Viewpoints, Burkhard reflects on the factors that are contributing to global equity markets grinding higher, despite continued uncertainty stemming from geopolitics. We also touch on what investors should make of crude oil prices being once again on the rise, and assess how today’s market environment compares to that of the 1990s.

People in this episode

Host: Burkhard Varnholt

Topics covered

• global markets
• equity markets
• geopolitics
• crude oil prices
• 1990s market comparison

Mentioned in this episode

Products: crude oil

Places: global equity markets, geopolitics

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