Author: Rupert Thompson

Global equities retreated last week 1.1% in both local currency and sterling terms. The US led the declines, falling 1.7% on Friday and 2.1% over the week in…

Global equities last week were broadly unchanged in sterling terms for the third week running. This eerie calm inevitably leads one to thoughts of ‘calm before the storm’…

Last week ended with global equities little changed in both local currency and sterling terms. Meanwhile, bonds were up a little over the period, as was the dollar….

Global equities last week built on the previous week’s gains, rising 1.7% in local currency terms. However, UK investors didn’t enjoy the fruits of these increases with markets…

Global equities performed well last week, gaining around 2.4% and 2.8% in local currency and sterling terms respectively. This left markets up 1.8% year-to-date in local currency terms…

Global equities last week lost around 2% in both local currency and sterling terms. The US was the cause and was down as much as 3% on Wednesday….