Central banks stepped up their inflation fighting efforts last week, with the further hawkish shift weighing on investor sentiment and causing sizable selling in global equities. The MSCI All Country World Index declined over 5% on the week, taking its …
A new cyclical high for US inflation soured investor sentiment last week, with selling in global equity markets accelerating into the weekend and the MSCI All Country World Index ending more than 4% lower and posting its worst weekly decline …
There were modest declines in global equities last week with stocks paring some of the prior week’s sizable gains. Truncated by a US bank holiday on Monday, for Memorial Day, and a double UK bank holiday, for the Queen’s Platinum …
Global stock markets came roaring back last week, ending a run of seven consecutive weekly declines with large gains seen in the US, UK and Europe. The strong rally out of oversold conditions was welcomed by investors, with the MSCI …
Global stock markets fell once more last week, extending the run of losses for the MSCI World Index to seven consecutive weeks and ending Friday with a year-to-date fall of almost 17%. Although there was also a small decline for …
Inflation remains at the forefront of investors’ minds and although the latest US data showed a drop, the pullback was smaller than expected. Bond markets arrested their recent declines last week, but it was another negative week for stocks with …
Global stock markets came back under pressure in April as concerns surrounding monetary policy tightening soured investor sentiment. Inflation data hit new cycle highs in the US, UK and Europe, pushing interest rates up further on expectations central banks will …
Time in the market beats timing the market. This well-known maxim encapsulates arguably the most important piece of investment advice – to stay invested – and is particularly timely given the current environment and recent drops in both equities and …
Monetary policy decisions from the Federal Reserve and Bank of England were the main events last week, with both central banks announcing further interest rate hikes. The Fed was comfortably the more hawkish of the two, delivering its first half-percentage …
Global stock markets had a challenging time of it last week, with some of the strongest selling seen in US equities. Concerns surrounding aggressive monetary policy tightening, particularly from the Federal Reserve, continued to weigh on stocks and bonds, while …