Global equities have continued their recovery, rising a further 2.5% or so over the past week in both local currency and sterling terms. They have now recovered the losses triggered … Read More
Enjoy the rally – 28 April 2025
The rebound in equity markets resumed last week, with global equities ending up 4.0% in local currency terms and 3.4% in sterling terms. However, markets remained very volatile with the … Read More
Rollercoaster times – 14 April 2025
What a week! Market volatility – with US equities surging as much as 9.5% last Wednesday – makes rather a mockery of trotting out the usual weekly performance numbers. But … Read More
Hold your nerve – 7 April 2025
Liberation day, far from heralding a new era of US prosperity, has provoked market panic. Global equities lost around 8% in both local currency and sterling terms last week, leaving … Read More
Trepidation not Liberation – 31 March 2025
Global equities last week unwound the modest gains of the previous week, falling 1.3% and 1.7% in local currency and sterling terms respectively. This left markets up just over 1% … Read More
Uncertainty reigns – 24 March 2025
Markets were quiet last week. Global equities recovered a little after four weeks of declines, rising a bit under 1% in both local currency and sterling terms, leaving them down … Read More
Tit-for-tat – 17 March 2025
Global equities continued their retreat last week, falling 1.7% in both local currency and sterling terms. This was their fourth consecutive weekly decline and left markets down 7.6% in sterling … Read More
Unloved – 10 March 2025
Global equities last week posted declines for the third week running, falling 1.8% in local currency terms. A recovery in the pound against a weak dollar to $1.29 left markets … Read More
Love is fickle – 3 March 2025
Global equities retreated last week for the second week running, falling around 1% in both local currency and sterling terms. Meanwhile, UK gilts and US Treasuries gained 0.9% and 1.4% … Read More
Seismic change – 24 February 2025
Global equities retreated last week 1.1% in both local currency and sterling terms. The US led the declines, falling 1.7% on Friday and 2.1% over the week in sterling terms. … Read More