Equity markets started last week on a quiet note but ended on a sour one. The Fed meeting on Wednesday was the highlight and initially garnered a favourable reaction from … Read More

Global equity markets recovered their poise last week, rising 2.5% in local currency terms and regaining their losses of the previous week and a bit more.  In sterling terms, however, … Read More

Another supposed make-or-break week for Brexit looms. With little more than two weeks to go to B-Day, the route forward is none the clearer. Tree diagrams are all the vogue … Read More

Global equities edged higher last week – at least in local currency if not sterling terms due to a move up in the pound – continuing the rally of the … Read More

Global equities continued their recovery last week and are now up close to 13% from their low in sterling terms although are still some 5% below their 2018 high.  In … Read More

The recovery from last year’s equity market falls has largely continued led by the US which has seen a remarkable bounce of some 17% from the lows.  The pause in … Read More

So where do we go from here?  It’s a good question and one that has many investors scratching their heads.  On the one hand, we have no really bad news.  … Read More

The recovery in equities from their December low continued last week. Markets took comfort from a number of factors but the most important was the latest musings from the US … Read More

The bounce back in global equity markets seems to have paused.  But this comes after an 11% recovery from the lows before Christmas which translated into 7% in sterling terms.  … Read More

Global equities have not only recovered substantially from their lows last month but have now retraced half of their losses from the autumn of 2018.  The big question is, of … Read More