Markets were quiet last week. Global equities recovered a little after four weeks of declines, rising a bit under 1% in both local currency and sterling terms, leaving them down … Read More

Global equities continued their retreat last week, falling 1.7% in both local currency and sterling terms. This was their fourth consecutive weekly decline and left markets down 7.6% in sterling … Read More

Global equities last week posted declines for the third week running, falling 1.8% in local currency terms. A recovery in the pound against a weak dollar to $1.29 left markets … Read More

Global equities retreated last week for the second week running, falling around 1% in both local currency and sterling terms. Meanwhile, UK gilts and US Treasuries gained 0.9% and 1.4% … Read More

Global equities retreated last week 1.1% in both local currency and sterling terms. The US led the declines, falling 1.7% on Friday and 2.1% over the week in sterling terms. … Read More

Global equities last week were broadly unchanged in sterling terms for the third week running. This eerie calm inevitably leads one to thoughts of ‘calm before the storm’ and such … Read More

Global equities ended last week little changed in both local currency and sterling terms for the second week running. But once again, there was rather more going on below the … Read More

Last week ended with global equities little changed in both local currency and sterling terms. Meanwhile, bonds were up a little over the period, as was the dollar. But these … Read More

Global equities last week built on the previous week’s gains, rising 1.7% in local currency terms. However, UK investors didn’t enjoy the fruits of these increases with markets down 0.3% … Read More

Global equities performed well last week, gaining around 2.4% and 2.8% in local currency and sterling terms respectively. This left markets up 1.8% year-to-date in local currency terms and a … Read More