These three factors will drive share prices this year – The National

These three factors will drive share prices this year – The National

With investors wary of buying for fear of another crash, three major questions hang over the global economy

















A currency trader walks by a screen at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea. Share prices crashed in March by up to a third before recovering again amid stimulus measures. Associated Press







You may not remember it, but stock markets actually started 2020 in relatively good shape, until the Covid-19 pandemic struck and everything went haywire.



Share prices crashed in March by up to a third as the world economy went into lockdown, only to recover as the US Federal Reserve and other central bankers flooded the world with fiscal and monetary stimulus. Investors and speculators piled in as liquidity fears eased, driving markets to new highs.



Markets seem to be in a holding state for now, as investors are wary of buying ahead of a possible second crash and three major questions hanging over the global economy. These are: will we see a second wave of the pandemic? Can stimulus save us again? And can President Donald Trump win a second term when the US goes to the polls