Markets cheered up considerably last week with increased hopes of a soft-landing driving significant gains in both equities and bonds. Global equities reversed a good part of their declines in … Read More

Once again equity markets were negative last week with a fall of 1.8% in local currency and sterling. Global equities are now up 4.9% for the year in sterling. Earnings … Read More

Global equities dropped last week, more than reversing their gain the previous week and ending down around 2.5% in both local currency and sterling terms. Markets are now down some … Read More

The conflict between Israel and Hamas dominated the news last week and was also the major focus for financial markets. The situation is, first and foremost, a human tragedy; however, … Read More

Last week ended for equity and bond markets, at the headline level at least, very much being a repeat of the previous week. Government bonds posted losses of 1% or … Read More

Global equities edged some 0.5% lower last week, leaving them down 3.3% in local currency terms over September. In sterling terms, the decline over the month was reduced to a … Read More

Global equities reversed course last week, falling 2.6% in local currency terms to be down 4.5% on their end-July high. A further retreat in the pound against the dollar to … Read More

Global equity markets resumed their recovery last week, gaining 0.6% and 1.3% in local currency and sterling terms respectively. The UK was one of the best performers, gaining a strong … Read More

Last week was a quiet one for markets, with both equities and bonds down slightly. Global equities are currently off some 2.5% in local currency terms from their July high … Read More

Global equities last week reversed part of their decline earlier in August, rising 1.5-2% but remaining a similar amount down on their end-July high. Just as the earlier retreat was … Read More