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The World In A Week – The Final Countdown
The weekend saw Boris Johnson announce a four-week national lockdown to try and curb the number of hospital admissions and avoid the NHS becoming overwhelmed. The timing of the national lockdown has…
The World In A Week – Wave Motion
Markets had a little bit of a wobble last week, with the MSCI All Country World Index of global equities falling by -1.1% in Sterling terms. The best performing markets were in the Emerging Markets…
The World In A Week – A Tiered Wall Of Worry
COVID-19 weighed on sentiment, with cases globally increasing throughout the week. In Europe, figures jumped by more than 625,000, which meant new restrictions were implemented in the UK, France,…
The World In A Week – Focus On Floating
Last week was ultimately centred around the US Presidential Election. It started with an article on the lack of tax that President Donald Trump has paid and finished with the Commander-in-Chief of…
The World In A Week – It’s Tough At The Top
The sustained rally in global equities we have seen since the lows in March appeared to lose further steam last week. MSCI ACWI lost -1.4% in local currency terms, although this translated into a…
The World In A Week – No Change
It came as no surprise that the Federal Reserve left rates unchanged last week. Future rate hikes are likely to remain off the cards for the foreseeable future, at least until inflation rises above…
