While 2023 has been the best year for global stocks since before the pandemic, with markets in the United States, Europe, Japan and India enjoying strong rallies, investors have soured on China.

The final video dev diary of 2023 for the upcoming grand strategy game Ara: History Untold features many members of Oxide Games taking time to reveal the game features they are most excited about.

Smaller company stocks had a late rally, but managed to erase the bulk of their losses from last year. The Russell 2000 index finished 2023 with a 15.1% gain after falling 21.6% in 2022.

“I’m not changing rally. ARA has an excellent staff, they do a very good job. But they need support, they need someone to take care of the marketing side and the promotion side.

By the time the Fed signaled its pivot toward cutting rates in 2024, stocks were well on their way to a 17% rally from October lows, and the market finished 2023 at its highs for the year.