Global equities fell back last week. They were down around 3% by Wednesday but subsequently recovered some of their losses, to end the week down 1.5% and 2.3% in local … Read More
Investment Outlook Q2 2021
SUMMARY This year’s fiscal stimulus in the US has been considerably larger than expected A strong rebound in the global economy is now underway, led by the US Inflation will … Read More
A Global Beat
Global equities gained 1% last week in local currency terms, reversing their small losses of the previous couple of weeks, and are back hovering around their late April highs. The … Read More
Time to value
Equities continued their strong run last week with global markets gaining a further 0.8% to be up 10.7% since the start of the year. The US reporting season got off … Read More
Time to Spend?
Global equities have had a strong couple of weeks, with markets gaining a further 1.8% in local currency terms and 2.8% in sterling terms over the past week. Year to-date, … Read More
Spring has Sprung
Global equities gained around 0.5-1.0% last week and are back within spitting distance of their mid-February highs. Markets have also opened higher this morning, shrugging off the news of the … Read More
The Road To Success
WHAT DOES THE POST-PANDEMIC RETURN TO NORMAL LOOK LIKE? It has been a tumultuous year. For the UK, the privations forced upon it by the economic and social restrictions necessitated … Read More
Don’t miss the ISA deadline
Saving and investing for a future that matters. Yours. Each tax year, we are given an annual Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance. This can build up quickly, letting you … Read More
The Magic Money Tree – Quantitative Easing
QE, or quantitative easing to give it its full name, has been one of the major tools central banks have employed to try and limit the damage wreaked on the … Read More