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.