The rally in equities continued last week with global equities gaining 2.5% and breaking through their all-time highs earlier in the year. Equities are up a further 1.5-2.0% today. The … Read More
Biden and Vaccines – a potent combination
Global equities bounced close to 7% last week, more than reversing their 5% decline the previous week. They opened up another 1.5% this morning and were testing their all-time highs … Read More
Lockdown 2.0
Global equities took a tumble last week, losing 5.0% in local currency terms. This left markets down some 7% from their early September high but still leaves them up some … Read More
Deal or No Deal
Global equities overall ended last week little changed but this concealed significant differences in performance between regions. Chinese stocks rose 2.6% in sterling terms while the US gained 0.7% and … Read More
Bouncing back
Last week was a surprisingly good week for equity markets. Global equities gained as much as 3.4% in local currency terms and have now recovered the bulk of their losses … Read More
All about POTUS…or not
We warned recently that equity markets were entering choppy waters and last week’s developments can only add to the turbulence. Equities had started to recover some of their losses in … Read More
Choppy Waters
Equity markets had another choppy week, falling for most of it before recovering some of their losses on Friday and posting further gains this morning. At their low point last … Read More
The correction continues
Global equities ended last week on a negative note and were down around 4.5% from their all-time high in early September. This morning, European markets have fallen back a further … Read More
Polar opposites – Tech and the UK
Global equities edged higher last week with no great enthusiasm, as indeed did US equities which inched above their all-time high in February. Beneath the surface, however, the week was … Read More