Insights

7 October 2024
Strong Jobs Data likely to Slow Pace of Rate Cuts
Market Overview Western markets were weighed down for much of the week by the increasing tension in the Middle East before stunning jobs numbers in the US jolted ...
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3 October 2024
China’s ‘Whatever it Takes’
Market Review: China dominated the headlines of the financial press last week, unleashing a stimulus blitz that resulted in the best week for their equities since ...
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16 September 2024
Markets pick themselves back up
Market Review: Despite no obvious catalyst, financial markets staged an impressive comeback last week as attention turned to the latest inflation numbers from the US ...
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21 August 2024
Recovery Continues
Market Review: It was another excellent week for risk assets, as every equity market we report on enjoyed positive returns led by Japan and the US. The 2024 August ...
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14 August 2024
Calm after the Storm
Market Review: After the initial rout at the beginning of last week, a degree of calm returned to financial markets by the end. Japan, which had fallen 12% overnight ...
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5 August 2024
concerns on growth
Rate Cut Odds Spike as fears of a Fed policy misstep align perfectly with concerns on growth. So – you’ve been left with me for this week. At least it was a ...
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29 July 2024
US growth picks back up
Market Review: It was another volatile week for the equity markets despite some encouraging economic data out of the US and UK. The rotation trade out of the US mega ...
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15 July 2024
Inflation dips; Rally broadens; Third Plenum starts    
Market Review: The observant among you may notice the list of indices covered by our graphic has crept up over the last couple of weeks. Now, including the FTSE 250 ...
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9 July 2024
Starmergeddon; Q2 Starts Positively    
Market Review: The second quarter has started well for bonds and equities as investors regained the bullish disposition that has been in place for most of the year. ...
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1 July 2024
Quarter 2 ends with a whimper    
Market Review: Until the sell-off in the last few hours of trading in the US, it looked as if the S&P 500 would finish the quarter at an all-time high, above ...
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20 June 2024
Inflation Behaves; Macron calls snap election   
Market Review: Looking at the movement in markets of the various regions we monitor, there is a distinct impression of déjà vu in the returns last week. India and ...
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13 June 2024
ECB cuts rates ; Solid US Jobs Numbers spook Bonds   
Market Review: It was a bit of a topsy turvy week for financial markets, but in the end most equity markets finished nicely higher, with the exception of the FTSE ...
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