Market Update | Week 37
7th September 2026
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…
Market Update | Week 37
7th September 2026
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…
The Rise of the Bond
25th August 2026
Whatever happened to the bond fund? Back when I started in the investment industry more than 15 years ago, as a fresh-faced and enthusiastic gent in my early…
Market Update | Week 35
24th August 2026
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…
Market Update | Week 34
17th August 2026
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…
What Lies Beneath the Market Calm?
13th August 2026
All Change at the Fed At the last FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. Rather than calming bond markets, however, what followed was a highly…
Market Update | Week 33
10th August 2026
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….