Global equity markets were soaring high thru April this year only to stumped by the US-China trade dispute. Volatility has returned to the markets with some investors heading for the exit while others remain bullish hoping the current dispute can be resolved quickly. Despite the recent fall, the S&P 500 is up by about 13%. Overseas the DAX and CAC-40 have increased by around by double digit percentage points as well. The FTSE 100 is up by about 8% with the Brexit chaos still haunting the bumbling British government. Investors may want to selectively take advantage of opportunities as markets wobble.

With that said, below are some interesting reads for the weekend:

• What Are Frontier Markets and Why Invest in Them?: QuickTake, Bloomberg
• Big tech: is the red-hot growth of the technology titans about to cool?, Money Observer
• The charts that matter: markets start to worry, MoneyWeek
• Why Waiting for a Market Rebound Could Cost You, Schwab
• The World’s Richest and Poorest Countries 2019, Global Finance
• Why Play Defense in Rising Emerging Markets?, Alliance Bersntein
• As global growth slows, why are investors still so bullish?, Vanguard Advisors
• Why under-owned Europe may be worth a look, Blackrock Blog
• Is This Bull Market Getting Older… or Getting Better?, Liberty Through Wealth
• The power of disruption and what it means for Asia, Schroders
• Australian house prices getting closer to the bottom, but don’t expect a return to boom time conditions, AMP Capital

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