Friday 5th August, 2022 Equity markets staged a powerful rally in July after a bruising first half of the year (the worst for the S&P 500 Index since 1970) – and the positive momentum has continued into August so far. The recovery is being driven in large part by a steep decline in sovereign bo...
Friday 22nd July, 2022 Events in Europe have been front and centre for investors this week amidst rising political and economic instability across the continent. The slow-motion collapse of Italian Prime Minister (‘PM’) Mario Draghi’s coalition government finally reached fruition on Thursda...
Friday 8th July, 2022 ______________________________________ Following a tumultuous first half of the year – which was the worst for the S&P 500 Index since 1970 – equity markets seem to be on a firmer footing as we enter Q3. Indeed, most indices are enjoying a fairly strong recovery in July ...
Friday 24th June, 2022 ______________________________________ Markets have continued their wild ride since we last wrote. Global equities sold off heavily last week, clocking their worst week since March 2020. The S&P 500 entered bear market territory, down -21.8% from its early January YTD peak ...
Friday 10th June, 2022 ______________________________________ Having reached new lows for the year in the first three weeks of May, a powerful relief rally took hold in financial markets towards the end of the month, pushing many indices back up to their late-April levels by the start of June. Ho...
Friday 20th May, 2022 ______________________________________ Financial markets have certainly not settled down over the last 2 weeks. If possible, things seem to have become even more frenzied, with major moves (e.g., daily equity swings of 4%+) seemingly catalysed by nothing more than whichever ...
Friday 6th May, 2022 ______________________________________ There has been considerable turbulence in both bond and equity markets this week as investors grapple with how best to position their portfolios given the potent cocktail of near-term risks to the outlook. These include rising interest r...
