Once again equity markets were negative last week with a fall of 1.8% in local currency and sterling. Global equities are now up 4.9% for the year in sterling. Earnings … Read More

Global equities dropped last week, more than reversing their gain the previous week and ending down around 2.5% in both local currency and sterling terms. Markets are now down some … Read More

The conflict between Israel and Hamas dominated the news last week and was also the major focus for financial markets. The situation is, first and foremost, a human tragedy; however, … Read More

Last week ended for equity and bond markets, at the headline level at least, very much being a repeat of the previous week. Government bonds posted losses of 1% or … Read More

Global equities edged some 0.5% lower last week, leaving them down 3.3% in local currency terms over September. In sterling terms, the decline over the month was reduced to a … Read More