Global equities continued their upward path last week, posting a gain of around 0.5% in both local currency and sterling terms. This left markets up year-to-date some 4.5% on both … Read More
Arm and a Leg
Global equities had another positive week, rising slightly over 1.0% in both local currency and sterling terms. China fared best with a gain of 3.3% in sterling terms. But the … Read More
Jobs Galore
Global equities had a positive week, rising 1.0% in local currency terms and 1.4% in sterling terms. The US and Japan fared best, with gains of 1.8% and 2.0% in … Read More
Tech & Fed centre stage
Global equities rose 1.0% in sterling terms last week and the UK, Europe and China led the way with gains of around 2.5%. Markets took comfort from the latest economic … Read More
Rate cut hopes dented
Global equities edged higher last week but performance differed significantly between regions. US equities gained 1.7% in sterling terms on the back of a strong performance from the tech sector. … Read More
Inflation remains the key
Equity markets have had a somewhat choppy start to the new year following their strong gains late last year. They retreated 1-1.5% in the first week, only then to recover … Read More
The sky has cleared, for now
Investment markets had quite a volatile 2023 but ended on a strong note with most markets posting significant gains over the year. Global equities returned as much as 22.1% in … Read More
Punch Drunk
We said last week the fate of the Xmas market rally lay in the hands of the central banks and so it has proven. To be more precise, it was … Read More
Banker Rally
Last week was a quietish one for markets. Global equities inched up 0.2% in local currency terms, although gained 0.9% in sterling terms as the pound retreated against a stronger … Read More
Santa is Ahead of Schedule
The Santa rally continued last week with global equities rising a further 0.7%. More impressively, equity markets chalked up in November their largest gain for three years, returning as much … Read More