Usher in 2023 with Optimism, Opportunities and Options

As we start a fresh year, it gives us an opportunity to reflect on the year that was and draw important lessons from it. In the months gone by, economic and financial markets underwent geopolitical tensions with a rapid rise in interest rates globally with the sole objective of containing inflation. The sudden tightening of inflation in major economies across the globe resulted in most of the asset classes, including equity, debt and most of the precious metals, giving negative returns in 2022.