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The World In A Week – Casting Our Net
December 14, 2020
After several weeks of non-stop gains, driven by vaccination hopes, markets paused for breath. The Food & Drug Administration in the US granted emergency approval for the use of the…
The World In A Week – Fishing For A Solution
December 7, 2020
We have had Brexit looming in the background, with its 11 month countdown, since we officially left the European Union on 31st January 2020. Will we see a deal brokered at the 11th hour? The most…
The World In A Week – Will The Year End In Tiers?
November 30, 2020
A fresh round of vaccine optimism underpinned another strong week for global equities with benchmarks hitting fresh new highs, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing the 30,000 points…
The World In A Week – Vaccine Variety
November 23, 2020
Last week was a broadly positive environment, which continued the buoyant mood of the markets over the course of November to date. Global Equities, as measured by MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)…
The World In A Week – The Cummings And Goings Of UK Politics
November 16, 2020
Hot off the back of Biden’s election victory, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that phase III trials for a vaccine against COVID-19 were 90% effective and, unlike previous trials, there also appears to…
The World In A Week – Biden His Time
November 9, 2020
It looks like it is finally over, as it would appear that the Democrats, with Joe Biden, have taken control of the US Presidency. The control of the Senate, however, is still in question, as it…
The World In A Week – The Final Countdown
November 2, 2020
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…