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The World In A Week – Data, data everywhere, but what should we think?
Written by Shane Balkham. “A turn in sentiment has seen whip-sawing changes in markets and is creating a volatile environment for the end of the year.” The Rime of the Ancient Mariner seems rather…
The World In A Week – Beware Greeks Bearing Letters
Written by Cormac Nevin. Last week markets had a placid start, until Friday, when fears about the discovery of what was dubbed the “Omicron variant” of COVID-19 descended upon markets like a flock of…
The World In A Week – The price is right?
Written by Millan Chauhan. Last week, UK inflation data came out revealing that the cost of living rose by 4.2% in the 12 months to October 2021 which exceeded initial estimates of 3.9%. The figure…
Fund selectors’ top ESG picks for November
With COP26 dominating the investment agenda this month, and the Financial Conduct Authority stressing green will be in everything it does from now on, here are five asset allocators' top ESG picks…
Pressure mounts on BoE for rate ‘lift off’ as inflation jumps to 10-year high
UK inflation hitting a 10-year high means the “way is paved for a rate lift off” to start soon but some commentators think the Bank of England might need yet more persuading before pulling the…
The World In A Week – Fowl play
Written by Shane Balkham. The release of October’s US consumer price index (CPI) data showed that prices rose at their fastest pace since 1990. This figure was above expectations and reflects the…
UK GDP grows 0.6%
The UK economy grew by 0.6 per cent in September, leaving GDP 0.6 per cent smaller than it was before the pandemic in February last year, with growth estimates for previous months revised lower by…
The World In A Week – Remember, remember the 5th of November!
Written by Richard Warne. Wow! Just like Guy Fawkes night, both equity markets and bond markets have kicked off the month at a rocketing pace, with the MSCI All Country World Index +3.3% in Sterling…
The World In A Week – Metamorphosis & other Market Machinations
Written by Cormac Nevin. There was a sense of fearlessness in markets last week as we entered the Halloween weekend, with the MSCI All Country World Index returning +0.9% in GBP. The continuation of…
Wealth Manager Top 100 2021: The first 25 heavyweight selectors
The first 25 names to make the cut in Citywire Wealth Manager's annual study into the UK's top fund selectors have been revealed, including YOU Asset Management.
The World In A Week – Pricing in the power
Written by Millan Chauhan. Last week was a strong week for equities with the MSCI All Country World Index returning +1.2% in GBP terms, largely driven by a good earnings session in the US. The…
The World In A Week – Circus Act
Written by Shane Balkham. Inflation is the lion that every central banker is trying to tame and ahead of the UK’s inflation figures that will be published on Wednesday, the Bank of England readied…
