GFD Guide to Global Stock Markets 2023 Edition

Abstract

The paper provides comprehensive coverage of the performance of financial markets in 20 countries and 3 global markets. Topics include nominal and real returns to stocks, bonds and bills, the equity risk premium, bull and bear markets, stock and bond yields, stock market capitalization, government debt as a share of GDP, the exchange rate and an overall analysis of returns to financial markets in each country with information on the sources used.

Keywords: stock markets, equity risk premium, government debt, financial markets, returns to stocks, bonds and bills

JEL Classification: G01, G12, G15, N2