Global equities rose 1.3% in local currency terms last week, the third consecutive weekly gain, and are back testing their 2018/19 highs. Markets failed to break through these levels in … Read More

At the time of writing, the UK parliament is once again seemingly poised to vote on the Brexit deal agreed last week by the Government and the EU. With the … Read More

Last week proved unexpectedly eventful with the agreement of a limited US-China trade deal and the move towards a Brexit Deal. Global equities ended the week up 1.1% in local … Read More

The downward pressure on equities continued last week although a bounce on Friday reduced the damage. Global equities are now down some 2.5-3% from the high touched in July and … Read More

Global equities fell back a little last week, in local currency terms at least, on the back of a series of mildly unhelpful developments.

Global equities continued their recovery last week and in local currency terms are now in spitting distance of their highs earlier in the year – even if the recent bounce … Read More

Equity markets recovered a bit more of their losses last week, taking heart from confirmation that trade talks between US and China will be resuming over coming weeks. But while … Read More

Equity markets recovered some of their losses last week as sentiment regarding the US-China trade war took a turn for the better. Little of substance was behind the improved mood … Read More

Another week of volatility for equity markets and Donald Trump was once again the cause, with another round of tit-for-tat retaliation in the US-China trade war.

Global equities have had another volatile week with markets ending down around 1% over the week and 4.5-5% from their highs in late July. Volatility has been boosted not only … Read More