Equity markets bounced strongly last week, posting their first weekly gain in nearly two months. Global equities rose 4.5% in local currency terms, leaving markets down 11% from their highs. … Read More
Apocalypse Now – or not
The sell-off in equities continued last week with markets down for the seventh week running. Global equities fell 1.5% in local currency terms and are now down 16% from their … Read More
Back to Reality
Equities were down yet again last week despite a bounce on Friday and posted their sixth consecutive weekly drop. Global markets fell 1.8% in local currency terms although UK investors … Read More
Murky Times
Last week was really a story of more of the same as far as markets were concerned. Volatility remained heightened with US equities jumping a hefty 3% on Wednesday, only … Read More
Stagflation Beckons
Equity markets have been volatile over the last week but overall lost further ground. Global equities fell 1.9% in local currency terms and are now down 10.5% year-to-date and only … Read More
Testing Times
Equity markets ended last week on a distinctly sour note with the US down 2.7% on Friday. Markets have also opened lower today with Chinese equities faring worst, hit by … Read More
Climate change is upon us
Blog by David Winckler, Kingswood Senior Investment Analyst Humans have ignored the impact of global warming for far too long. We are now faced with the immense challenge of turning … Read More
Choppy Waters
Equity markets unwound over the past week a further bit of their rebound from their low on 8 March. Global equities lost 1.5% and are now down some 4.5% from … Read More
Earnings Bonds Face-Off
Equity markets edged lower last week, with global equities down around 1%. Following their V-shaped recovery from their low on 8 March, which saw markets bounce 10% in the space … Read More
Inverted Logic
Equity markets have continued to edge higher, with global equities up 0.5% in local currency terms last week. They are now up a sizeable 9% from their low in early … Read More