It’s all about Trump

Another week of volatility for equity markets and Donald Trump was once again the cause, with another round of tit-for-tat retaliation in the US-China trade war.

Unprecedented times

Global equities have had another volatile week with markets ending down around 1% over the week and 4.5-5% from their highs in late July. Volatility has been boosted not only … Read More

Volatility returns

Last week was a volatile one for equity markets. Global equities fell significantly last Monday and were down some 5%, at their low point, from their late July highs.

Trump trumps the Fed

The big event last week was all set to be the Fed’s decision to cut rates by 0.25%, the first reduction since the financial crisis. Instead, President Trump hijacked events … Read More