Global Markets Update Monday, 27 June 2022
Global stocks ended the week on a strong note. Global bonds rallied as growing fears of recession caused investors to scale back the extent to which they believe central [...]
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Global Markets Update Monday, 20 June 2022
Global stocks suffered their worst weekly fall since the early days of the pandemic as central banks acknowledged that tacking inflation would lead to economic pain. Global [...]
Global Markets Update Monday, 13 June 2022
Global stocks and bonds sold off as higher-than-expected US inflation increased expectations that the Federal Reserve would need to be more aggressive in raising rates. The [...]
Global Markets Update Monday, 30 May 2022
Investors pivoted to being more concerned over slowing growth than rampant inflation. UK The FTSE 100 rallied 2.3% over the two weeks. UK chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a [...]
UK The FTSE 100 rose 0.4% over the week. The threat of a trade war with the EU loomed as the UK warned Brussels that it had “no choice but to act” on bringing forward [...]
Global Markets Update Monday, 9 May 2022
UK The FTSE 100 declined 2.1% over the week. The Bank of England raised the UK base rate by 25 basis points to 1.0%, its highest level since February 2009, and warned the UK [...]
Global Markets Update Monday, 2 May 2022
US stocks slumped as earnings at high-profile tech companies missed expectations. Elsewhere however, stocks were supported by hopes that Chinese authorities would take action [...]
Global Markets Update Monday, 25 April 2022
The IMF cut its global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6%, down 0.8% since its January projections, saying “global economic prospects have been severely set back, largely [...]
Global Markets Update – Monday 28 March 2022
As the Russia/Ukraine war entered its second month, bond yields surged as the US Federal Reserve appeared to take a more aggressive stance towards raising interest rates. UK [...]
Global Markets Update – Monday 21 March 2022
Global stocks rallied amid rising speculation that Russia and Ukraine had made progress on a tentative peace plan. China’s plans to boost its flagging domestic economy also [...]
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