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The World In A Week – Minute by Minute
Written by Chris Ayton. After a strong start to the year, equity markets took a pause for breath last week with the MSCI AC World Index down -2.1% in Sterling terms and the FTSE All Share Index down…
The World In A Week – Not so cheaper by the dozen
Written by Millan Chauhan. Last week we saw several economic data releases, which included the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) print rising by 6.4% in January 2023 on a year-on-year basis which was…
Inflation dips for third consecutive month to 10.1%
On a monthly basis, CPI fell by 0.6% in January 2023.
ONS jobs market data – “discussion of inflation surged 188% among employees” – reaction
Following the announcement of the latest ONS labour market data published 14 February, finance experts and recruiters based around the UK have been outlining how this is impacting real life out there…
The World In A Week – New data needed
Written by Ilaria Massei. Almost all the major equity benchmarks ended lower in a week which delivered relatively few important economic data releases. The S&P 500 closed at -0.9% in GBP terms,…
The World In A Week – Central banks tighten… but markets get looser
Written by Cormac Nevin. Last week markets continued on their positive trajectory for the year , spurred on by a flurry of central bank interest rate decisions and press conferences from the Bank of…
Bank of England meets expectations with 0.5 percentage point hike
The Bank of England has met market expectations today (2 February) after hiking interest rates by 50 basis points to 4%.
The World In A Week – Is the rabbit out of the hat?
Written by Shane Balkham. The last full week of January was relatively quiet for markets. With the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit, many Asian markets were closed for the Chinese Lunar New Year…
The World In A Week – Are we there yet?
Written by Chris Ayton. After a robust start to the year, global equity markets paused for breath last week with the MSCI All Country World Index down -0.2% in local currency terms. Sterling’s…
The World In A Week – A sparkle of hope
Written by Ilaria Massei. Last Friday, we saw a positive UK GDP reading with the UK economy growing by 0.1% as services activity strengthened. Moreover, the Office for National Statistics data…
The World In A Week – The smell of stagflation
Written by Millan Chauhan. We saw some promising news on the inflation front as the Eurozone’s consumer prices rose by 9.2% year-on-year in December 2022 which was down from 10.1% in November. The…
The World In A Week – The Santa Claus rally gets stuck up the chimney
Written by Cormac Nevin. The last month of 2022 witnessed weak returns across asset classes, book-ending what has been one of the most challenging years for investors in decades. The MSCI All…
