Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Alexander Abramov Author-Name-First: Alexander Author-Name-Last: Abramov Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA Author-Name: Alexander Radygin Author-Name-First: Alexander Author-Name-Last: Radygin Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Maria Chernova Author-Name-First: Maria Author-Name-Last: Chernova Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA Title: Global and Russian financial markets in 2023 Abstract: In contrast to 2022, a rare phenomenon of negative returns on almost most categories of financial assets happened due to a sharp increase in interest rates by central banks of developed countries, the year 2023 was a relatively favorable year of recovery growth in returns on these assets. The economies of the United States and the European Union avoided recession, and the decline in inflation offered financial markets hope for lower interest rates in 2024. To assess the investment attractiveness of different financial instruments in 2023, it is essential to analyze data on returns and risks of 147 investment strategies popular in the world, represented by stock indices and large investment funds over different time horizons in 2014–2023. Classification-JEL: G01, G12, G18, G21, G24, G28, G32, G33 Keywords: Russian economy, stock market, bond market, corporate bond market, derivatives market, private investors Creation-Date: 2024 Revision-Date: 2024 Length: 112 pages File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/ppaper-2024-1324.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised Version, 2024 Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:ppaper-2024-1324