A Momentous Week

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

UK Inflation Woes

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

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

Markets Ignore BOE gloom

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

Hope Springs Eternal

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

Testy Times

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

Economics Trumps Politics

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Global equities last week regained their losses of the previous week, gaining 1.9% in local currency terms. However, they have opened lower today. Markets are fluctuating as worries of a … Read More

Bouncing Around

Equity markets last week unwound some of their recent bounce. Global equities fell 1.7% in local currency terms and are currently some 2.5% above their mid-June low. UK investors continue … Read More

Bouncebackability

Equity markets staged a strong bounce last week, reversing the sizeable declines seen the previous week. Global equities gained 4.5% in local currency terms although are still down 17% from … Read More

All Doom and Gloom

Equity markets sold off significantly last week with global equities down 3.7% in local currency terms. The US posted the largest decline with a fall of 5%, while China bucked … Read More