Global equities had a strong week, rising 2.1% and 2.9% in local currency and sterling terms respectively. Japanese equities performed best with a 5% rise while China lagged behind with … Read More

Global equities were broadly flat in local currency terms last week for the second week running. However, the pound slipped back from its recent high against the dollar, leading to … Read More

Global equities were broadly flat last week but lost 1.2% in sterling terms as the pound gained close to 2% against a weaker dollar, rising to $1.28. UK, European and … Read More

Global equities last week gained a further 1% or so in both local currency and sterling terms, bringing their gains year-to-date on both measures to around 6.5%. With performance diverging … Read More

Global equities continued their upward path last week, posting a gain of around 0.5% in both local currency and sterling terms. This left markets up year-to-date some 4.5% on both … Read More

Global equities had another positive week, rising slightly over 1.0% in both local currency and sterling terms. China fared best with a gain of 3.3% in sterling terms. But the … Read More

Global equities had a positive week, rising 1.0% in local currency terms and 1.4% in sterling terms. The US and Japan fared best, with gains of 1.8% and 2.0% in … Read More

Global equities rose 1.0% in sterling terms last week and the UK, Europe and China led the way with gains of around 2.5%. Markets took comfort from the latest economic … Read More

Global equities edged higher last week but performance differed significantly between regions. US equities gained 1.7% in sterling terms on the back of a strong performance from the tech sector. … Read More