Bond markets were once again the centre of attention last week, with government bond yields continuing their upward climb. 10-year yields in the UK and US rose another 0.10%-0.15% to … Read More

Global equities slipped back last week, retreating 1.5% in sterling terms, and have also opened lower this morning. These declines, however, follow two weeks of strong gains and are nothing … Read More

Global equities posted further gains last week and are now comfortably above their highs prior to the mini-correction seen a couple of weeks ago. In local currency terms, equity markets … Read More

Global equities bounced strongly last week, gaining a sizeable 4.4% in local currency terms and more than reversing their losses the previous week. Equity markets ended the week at new … Read More

Global equities fell back 3.5-4% last week, leaving them down slightly year-to-date, although they have recovered some of these losses today. It was a busy week for financial news but … Read More

Global equities last week resumed their upward trend, regaining their losses of the previous week with a 1-1.5% gain. The positive mood was no doubt bolstered by President Biden’s inauguration, … Read More

Global equities slipped back 1% last week, reversing some of their recent gains. UK equities also gave back some of the previous week’s outperformance. Both moves, however, pale into insignificance … Read More

Equity markets have started the year in bullish mode with global equities rising a strong 2.7% in local currency terms last week. These latest gains were very much driven by … Read More

Equity markets ended last year on a bullish note and this optimism has carried through to the start of the new year. Global equities gained 1.3% in local currency terms … Read More

I have spent much of this year in this commentary discussing ad nauseam two topics – Covid and Brexit – and unfortunately we need to end the year focusing on … Read More