August has been volatile in global equity markets, especially at the beginning of the month in Japan. Later, performance improved as new data emerged - along with growing expectations of further interest rate cuts. Investors are watching UK news carefully […]
July has witnessed some volatility in developed financial markets, following many months of record highs in 2024. However, markets remain largely positive and unaffected by a stream of significant political events in the Western world. Central banks continue to hold […]
The UK economy and political landscape experienced some important developments in June. The country elected a Labour government on 4 July, with markets largely calm and welcoming of the change of the guard. Recent inflation figures have lowered hopes for […]
May has been a significant month in UK politics and the economy. The next general election was announced, new inflation and GDP figures arrived (showing some encouraging signs), and stock markets set new records in both the UK and the […]
Markets have started to see some volatility in April, following (mostly) positive performance over the prior few months. Inflation data continues to improve, although progress appears to have slowed somewhat. Commodity prices continue to keep costs inflated, and there is […]
As we approach the end of quarter one, and indeed the tax year, global markets have continued to perform well following positive data on inflation. The UK Budget announced better-than-expected projections, despite economic shrinkage in the second half of 2023. […]
Global markets have continued to rally this month, with strong returns seen in the US and Europe in particular. Markets are still dominated by a small number of companies – the Magnificent Seven in the US, and their smaller European […]
Following the rallies towards the end of 2023, most global markets have taken a slight downturn this month as festive optimism wears off. The US has bucked the trend, driven by a small handful of tech stocks. The US has […]
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