Author: Rupert Thompson

Global equities continued their retreat last week, falling 1.7% in both local currency and sterling terms. This was their fourth consecutive weekly decline and left markets down 7.6%…

Global equities last week posted declines for the third week running, falling 1.8% in local currency terms. A recovery in the pound against a weak dollar to $1.29…

Global equities retreated last week for the second week running, falling around 1% in both local currency and sterling terms. Meanwhile, UK gilts and US Treasuries gained 0.9%…

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….