Last week proved to be yet another week of high drama. While the UK was clearly the epicentre, the US inflation numbers mid-week also did their best to grab the … Read More

Last week was very much a week of two halves. Global equities staged a sharp 5% bounce early on, only then to unwind a good part of that gain and … Read More

The natural instinct in turbulent times like these is to press the panic button – sell any investments which could potentially fall further and retreat to the safety of cash. … Read More

The past week has been a torrid affair with major moves in many markets. Global equities ended the week down a sizeable 4.2% in local currency terms and are back … Read More

The death of Queen Elizabeth II, a rock of stability for the nation over the decades, overshadows everything else and puts this week’s comments on the trials and tribulations of … Read More

Equity markets posted a modest 0.9% decline last week, their first fall in a month. However, a 2.6% drop in the pound against a strengthening dollar to $1.18 left global … Read More

US Inflation Cheer Equity markets continued their rebound last week with global equities gaining a further 2.5%. Markets remain down 10.7% in local currency terms from their early January high … Read More

Equity markets saw further modest gains last week, continuing the recovery underway since mid-June. Global equities are now up some 10% from their low in local currency terms and 11% … Read More

Equity markets continued their rebound last week. In local currency terms, global equities gained 3.0% and are now up 9% from their low. They have now recovered just over one … Read More

Equity markets continued last week their recent pattern of bouncing around a few percentage points above their mid-June low. Global equities ended the week down 1.2% in local currency terms … Read More