Author: Rupert Thompson

Market Update | Week 38

Government bonds were once again centre-stage last week with yields continuing their upward climb, leading to losses of 1.0% for US Treasuries and 1.3% for UK gilts. 10-year…

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Market Update | Week 37

Last week was another quiet one for equity markets at least. Global equities edged down 0.1% in local currency and up 0.5% in sterling terms. Most markets saw…

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Market Update | Week 35

Last week somewhat unexpectedly ended up being all about US Treasuries and partly as a result, global equities reversed some of their gains of the previous couple of…

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Market Update | Week 34

Markets had a quietish week with the main excitement at least in Europe seemingly being the solar eclipse. Global equities built on the previous week’s gains, rising a…

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Market Update | Week 33

Markets had a good week. Global equities gained around 2.6% in both local currency and sterling terms and are now some 1.5% above their high in early June….

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Market Update | Week 32

Global equities saw another week of heightened volatility with markets down 1% on Wednesday, only to recover their loss and more on Thursday and Friday. Markets ended the…

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