{"id":2414,"date":"2022-02-05T12:06:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T12:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joaquinlopezpascual.com\/why-did-world-stocks-hit-record-highs-in-2020\/"},"modified":"2022-02-09T10:06:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T10:06:19","slug":"why-did-world-stocks-hit-record-highs-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joaquinlopezpascual.com\/en\/why-did-world-stocks-hit-record-highs-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did world stocks hit record highs in 2020?"},"content":{"rendered":"&#13;\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mercados-financieros-coronavirus\">Financial markets. Coronavirus<\/h2>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>The United States was the scene of the most surprising gains in 2020, with the Nasdaq technology index rising 42% and the S&amp;P 500 index rising 15%.<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2412\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.joaquinlopezpascual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/post-coronavirus-04012021.jpg?resize=370%2C190&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.joaquinlopezpascual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/post-coronavirus-04012021.jpg?resize=200%2C103&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.joaquinlopezpascual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/post-coronavirus-04012021.jpg?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.joaquinlopezpascual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/post-coronavirus-04012021.jpg?resize=400%2C206&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.joaquinlopezpascual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/post-coronavirus-04012021.jpg?w=570&amp;ssl=1 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>But the UK&#8217;s FTSE 100 index, with its struggling oil companies, banks and airlines &#8211; all of which have been hit hard by the pandemic &#8211; was not so lucky.<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p><em>in:<\/em><\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/mundo\/noticias-55536375\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/mundo\/noticias-55536375<\/strong><\/a><\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>for your reading and reflection<br\/>educational website www.joaquinlopezpascual.com<\/em><\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Will the upward trend continue?<\/strong> &#8230;<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color: #6a7278;\">  <strong>A common and frequent question that arises in economic training <\/strong>\n  <strong>in which I participate<\/strong><\/pre>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>&#13;\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Financial markets. 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