This week, at Bourse, Sarodh Ramkhelawan recaps the performance of local and international stock markets for the first half of 2022 in a very challenging period for equity investors. Global markets were sharply lower as a result of surging inflation, hawkish central bank policies, ongoing geopolitical tensions and increasing concerns of slower global growth. Could the sell-off in equities carry into the second half of 2022, or will an improvement in conditions bring about a recovery across stock markets?