Author: Rupert Thompson

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….

Global equities were little changed last week, slipping 0.5% in local currency terms but edging up 0.2% in sterling terms. Chinese equities performed best, rising 1.5% on the…

Last week, geopolitical developments trumped by far the economic news, with the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the declaration of martial law in South Korea…

Equity markets had a quietish week, in part down to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. Global equities gained 0.7% in local currency terms but were down 0.4%…