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The World In A Week – Following the leader
Written by Shane Balkham. The tightening of monetary conditions continued last week with the Federal Reserve hiking rates by 0.75%, repeating the size of the hike that was made last month. The Fed…
The World In A Week – Hot summer and cold winter
Written by Cormac Nevin. Markets continued to stage a broad-based recovery last week, as returns for June continue to be strong in what has been a challenging year to date. The MSCI All Country…
‘Downright damning’ UK inflation crisis continues as figures hit new high
June’s UK consumer prices index reached 9.4%, putting further pressure on the Bank of England and on investors’ money.
The World In A Week – Earnings Call
Written by Millan Chauhan. Last week kick-started another earnings season in the US as companies disclose their financial performance over the last quarter. The big banks were the first set of…
The World In A Week – A dreadful week for politics
Written by Shane Balkham. Shinzo Abe, the former Japanese Prime Minister, was assassinated last week. He was shot twice while giving a campaign speech on Friday, in the run up to elections in…
The World In A Week – The Three “R” ‘s
Written by Richard Warne. It was only six months ago when the S&P 500 in the US reached all-time highs, in a world where lingering supply chain pressures and potential COVID-19 outbreaks seemed…
The World In A Week – The Bear of Recession
Written by Ilaria Massei. Last week’s focus was once again on Central Banks. Despite the Federal Reserve’s largest interest rate increase since 1994, the Fed’s Chair Jay Powell warned that a US…
The World In A Week – Point of impact
Written by Millan Chauhan. Last week, we saw central banks implement another interest rate increase as they attempt to slow down inflation. In theory, the effective implementation of a higher…
The World In A Week – Data is driving the decisions
Written by Millan Chauhan. Last week saw Boris Johnson win the vote of confidence from the Conservative MPs, claiming a 59% majority. Despite the majority, this was less than his predecessor…
The World In A Week – Jubilee celebrations, but will markets have anything to celebrate?
Written by Richard Warne. Economic fine-tuning is difficult. Markets continue to hope that central bankers will weave a path in terms of controlling inflation, while not having to aggressively…
