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

Bonds Take their Toll Global equities continued their retreat last week, falling around 2.5% in both local currency and sterling terms, and are now down some 4.5% from their end-July … Read More

Global equities edged lower last week, leaving markets down 2.5% in local currency terms and 1.9% in sterling terms from their highs at the end of July. Bonds also lost … Read More

Global equities reversed course last week, with markets unwinding some of their recent gains. Global equities were down 2.0% and 1.4% in local currency and sterling terms respectively. Meanwhile, bond … Read More

Global equities continued their upward path last week, gaining some 1% in both local currency and sterling terms. China was the star performer with a 6.3% increase while the UK … Read More

UK markets gave a collective cheer to last week’s news that UK inflation had for the first time for several months surprised on the downside. Equities rose 3.1% over the … Read More

US Inflation Cheer Global equities rose 2.5% last week in local currency terms, more than reversing their fall the previous week and reestablishing the upward trend seen over the last … Read More

Against some positive economic news markets broadly fell over the week. One of the worst performing markets was the UK with the FTSE 100 declining by 3.6%. Over the pond … Read More