Most major equity markets produced a positive return in July, the sixth month in a row that share prices rose. This seems quite a feat given the very mixed news flow experienced so far this year. Balancing off the onset …
Last Monday saw global equity markets suffer their worst day so far this year, followed by a sharp recovery over the following days that left the major US indices closing at fresh all-time highs on Friday. Confused? Summer trading volumes …
While some parts of the population might be enjoying ‘Freedom Day’ in the sunshine, investors are growing increasingly alarmed at the spread of the delta-variant in the UK and elsewhere. Mercifully, vaccines seem to be effective in reducing the severity …
A lot of the market narrative over the past few months has centred around the success of the Covid-19 vaccines and the gradual unlocking of the global economy. These factors, while very welcome, have also fed into concerns about supply …
The successful vaccination rollout across advanced economies combined with exceptionally supportive fiscal and monetary policies have helped the global economy regain some sense of normality. The pace of recovery in Q2 exceeded expectations and enabled equities to make further gains. …
Global stock markets performed well in the second quarter, adding to gains made in the first three months of the year. Despite some anxiety about rising inflation pressures and what that might mean for the timing of prospective interest rates …
Following the prior week’s decline, most major indices rebounded in response to investors’ inflation concerns being put at ease. US equities climbed 2.7% as supply chain pressures are beginning to lighten. These issues were the likely cause for the durable …
The US Federal Reserve announced the increased likelihood of earlier than expected rate hikes which resulted in equities to fall significantly in the latter half of the week. With the hikes possibly to be introduced as soon as 2022, the …
Despite another month of strong economic data, global markets went largely sideways in May. The welcomed success of the vaccine rollout in many countries is allowing for the unlocking of economies and a gradual return to normality. However, this has …
Inflation expectations are still having an impact on market movements albeit this time, in the positive direction. In the US, figures from the Labor Department proved consumer prices, minus food and energy, have risen by 0.7% last month, 30 basis …