The past week has been a torrid affair with major moves in many markets. Global equities ended the week down a sizeable 4.2% in local currency terms and are back … Read More
A Momentous Week
The death of Queen Elizabeth II, a rock of stability for the nation over the decades, overshadows everything else and puts this week’s comments on the trials and tribulations of … Read More
UK Inflation Woes
Equity markets posted a modest 0.9% decline last week, their first fall in a month. However, a 2.6% drop in the pound against a strengthening dollar to $1.18 left global … Read More
US Inflation Cheer
US Inflation Cheer Equity markets continued their rebound last week with global equities gaining a further 2.5%. Markets remain down 10.7% in local currency terms from their early January high … Read More
Markets Ignore BOE gloom
Equity markets saw further modest gains last week, continuing the recovery underway since mid-June. Global equities are now up some 10% from their low in local currency terms and 11% … Read More
Hope Springs Eternal
Equity markets continued their rebound last week. In local currency terms, global equities gained 3.0% and are now up 9% from their low. They have now recovered just over one … Read More
Testy Times
Equity markets continued last week their recent pattern of bouncing around a few percentage points above their mid-June low. Global equities ended the week down 1.2% in local currency terms … Read More
Economics Trumps Politics
Global equities last week regained their losses of the previous week, gaining 1.9% in local currency terms. However, they have opened lower today. Markets are fluctuating as worries of a … Read More
Bouncing Around
Equity markets last week unwound some of their recent bounce. Global equities fell 1.7% in local currency terms and are currently some 2.5% above their mid-June low. UK investors continue … Read More
Bouncebackability
Equity markets staged a strong bounce last week, reversing the sizeable declines seen the previous week. Global equities gained 4.5% in local currency terms although are still down 17% from … Read More