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The World In A Week – Blue wave, red screens
Written by Dominic Williams Last week's US midterm elections handed the Democrats control of both houses of Congress, leaving President Trump facing a divided Washington for his final two years.…
Two Minute Missive – 4th November
Watch the latest ‘Two Minute Missive’ from our Client Investment Director, Shane Balkham. This video contains the opinions and views of Shane Balkham. Please work with your financial…
The World In A Week – Tech shares get spooked at Halloween
Written by Chris Ayton Global equity markets got spooked going into the Halloween weekend with the MSCI All Country World Index (a broad measure of global stock markets) ending the week down -0.4%.…
The World In A Week – Pouring oil on rough seas
Written by Shane Balkham Oil prices once again rose above US$110 per barrel, which could be important to the US Midterm elections next week. The US administration is very sensitive to higher oil…
The World In A Week – Branching out as the leaves fall
Written by Millan Chauhan As autumn turns towards winter and temperatures drop, markets felt a chill of their own last week. Investors grew uneasy about how the enormous spending on artificial…
Two Minute Missive – 13th October
Watch the latest ‘Two Minute Missive’ from our Client Investment Director, Shane Balkham. This video contains the opinions and views of Shane Balkham. Please work with your financial…
The World In A Week – The price of money
Written by Dominic Williams Borrowing costs dominated the week, nowhere more so than at home, where gilt yields, in effect the interest rate the UK government pays to borrow, climbed to levels not…
The World In A Week – The usual suspects
Written by Shane Balkham Last week was challenging for UK and European equity markets. Focus remains on high oil prices, rising inflation and the prospect that interest rates may stay higher for…
The World In A Week – Keep calm and carry on
Written by Cormac Nevin Bonds had another difficult week. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index (a broad measure of high quality bonds around the world, hedged into sterling) returned -0.5%, UK bonds…
Two Minute Missive – 22nd September
Watch the latest ‘Two Minute Missive’ from our Client Investment Director, Shane Balkham. This video contains the opinions and views of Shane Balkham. Please work with your financial…
The World In A Week – Record breaking summer supports UK spending
Written by Chris Ayton Last week, global equity markets were in positive territory, with the MSCI All Country World Index (a broad measure of global stock markets) up +0.8%. Global bond markets ended…
The World In A Week – Hiking when it is hot
Written by Millan Chauhan In the United States, Friday's inflation data showed that prices in August were +3.4% higher than a year earlier, in line with expectations but ahead of the Federal…