Global equities fell sharply last week as concerns over the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside China unnerved investors and most markets are now down around 12% from their highs. … Read More

Equities have finally succumbed. Until Friday, global markets were still hovering around their January highs. But markets fell back 1% or so on Friday and the UK and European markets … Read More

Equity markets have their rose-tinted glasses strapped on firmly. Global equities rose a further 1% last week and are now back above their January highs. The news on the spread … Read More

Global equities rebounded last week, gaining 3.1% in local currency terms and as much as 4.6% in sterling terms. They have now regained the bulk of the losses sustained due … Read More

Global equities fell back further last week as worries over the coronavirus escalated. As of Friday, markets had fallen back some 3.5% from their highs on 20 January, in local … Read More

Global equities had started to looked vulnerable to a correction following their gain of close to 14% since early October, and the coronavirus has provided the catalyst for just such … Read More

The rally in equities continued last week with markets relishing the prospect of an upturn in global growth on the back of an easing in trade tensions and supportive central … Read More

The equity rally resumed last week. The bout of nerves triggered by the escalation of US-Iran tensions proved short-lived as both sides signalled there would be no further tit-for-tat retaliation. … Read More

2019 was a stellar year for equity markets. Global equities returned 27% and 22% on a total return basis in local currency and sterling terms, respectively. The US once again … Read More