Soft, Hard or No Landing

Last week was a busy one on the data front. But while government bond yields continued their recent upward move, rising another 0.1% or so, global equities ended the week … Read More

Flirting with Recession

Last week was a relatively quiet one on the data front and saw markets slip back a bit. Global equities were down 1% or so but remain up around 6% … Read More

Data Overload

Last week was billed as an important one for markets and it lived up to expectations. There were a fair few twists and turns along the way but global equities … Read More

A Big Week

Equity markets resumed their rebound last week after a pause the previous one. Global equities gained 2% in local currency terms to be up 6.6% year-to-date and 14% from their … Read More

The Rabbit is Out of the Hat

Last week was a relatively quiet one for markets. Equities edged lower following their strong start to the year while bond yields were little changed. Chinese equities have been the … Read More

Testing Times

Global equities have had a good start to the year. They rose 2.6% in local currency terms last week and are up 4.7% so far this year. In sterling terms, … Read More

Rising Cost of Living Crisis

Mixed-race woman looking at paper with a laptop near her. A black man is seated next to her with a pen in his hand and a notebook looking at the sheet of paper that the mixed-race woman has.

3 Tips to maintain your financial wellbeing The rising cost of living is one of the most pressing issues facing many families today. The price of food, energy, fuel and … Read More

Better Times Ahead

2022 was an unprecedented year for markets, with both bonds and equities recording substantial losses at the same time. UK government bonds ended the year down close to 25%, a … Read More