Market Update | Week 30
22nd July 2024
Equity markets retreated last week, following their strong run of late, with global equities down 2.0% in local currency terms and 1.5% in sterling terms. Bonds, by contrast,…
Market Update | Week 30
22nd July 2024
Equity markets retreated last week, following their strong run of late, with global equities down 2.0% in local currency terms and 1.5% in sterling terms. Bonds, by contrast,…
Investment Update | July 2024
17th July 2024
US CPI Drop Shakes Markets This update covers the period up to 17 July 2024, though with the last update, we have taken the basic asset class chart…
Market Update | Week 29
15th July 2024
Global equities saw further gains last week, rising 1.1% in local currency terms. However, a strengthening in the pound against a weaker dollar to just under $1.30, the…
Market Update | Week 28
9th July 2024
Politics were very much centre stage last week. But as is usually the case for markets at least, the economics turned out to be more important. Nevertheless, it…
Market Update | Election Special
28th June 2024
The UK Election If you listened to nothing but the rhetoric, you would think economic policy will be very different going forward under a Labour or Conservative government….
Rise of the Phoenix: the UK Equity Market
27th June 2024
While attention often gravitates towards the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices making new highs, the UK has quietly claimed the top spot among developed equity markets in…