It has been a challenging year so far for financial markets, with high inflation, increasingly hawkish central banks and the war in Ukraine giving investors plenty to worry about: equity markets remain below their previous highs, while government bond yields are up substantially.

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The elevated volatility that has characterized equity markets this year shows no signs of easing. In fact, quite the opposite is true, as daily moves both up and down recently reached extreme levels. Concerns about economic growth, persistently high inflation, monetary policy tightening as well as the geopolitical situation continue to weigh on investors' minds. In recent weeks, forced selling even heightened the degree of nervousness.