Multi Asset chart of the week | Insight Investment

March was a volatile month across asset classes

Stephanie Chan, CFA, Portfolio Manager, said: “Since the Iran war started at the end of February, US equities have fallen by 5% and global developed equities outside the US have fallen by 10%. Commodities, meanwhile, have risen 11%, with the price of crude oil up more than 60%. Due to the supply shock in oil and natural gas, the war has driven a sharp increase in energy prices. The uncertainty over the duration of the war has further stoked fears of elevated inflation and a negative impact on growth globally.”^†

Source: Insight Investment, Bloomberg as at 31 March 2026.