This document provides a summary of global economic indicators and market performance in September 2020.
Section I discusses declines in major global stock market indices from August 31 to September 11, with the MSCI ACWI down 3.5% and S&P 500 down 2.8%. Section II reviews economic data, with US GDP falling by a revised 9.1% annualized rate in Q2 and Eurozone GDP declining by 11.8%. Section III examines bond markets, with investment grade credit spreads widening and high yield default rates rising. Section IV looks at various commodity prices. Section V outlines some key central bank meetings and economic data releases remaining in 2020.