We had another strong month to end the quarter, with markets generally finishing in the black, though well off their mid-September highs. The dominant factor in all markets was central bank action, with the prize for the most effective action going to the European Central Bank (ECB) for its announcement that it would support the sovereign bond markets for nations in trouble.
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) got the silver medal this quarter for its announcement of unlimited quantitative easing, and the Bank of Japan and the Chinese central bank also joined the party. Read more now.