Week ending 17th May 2019. - 20th May 2019
Following a relatively subdued period, global trade was firmly top of the agenda again this week and despite the US and China’s tit-for-tat exchanges, most other equity markets posted positive returns.
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Week ending 10th May 2019. - 13th May 2019
The positivity over last Friday’s (3 May 2019) excellent US payrolls report, which showed robust job creation growth with no indication of wage pressure, proved short-lived!
Week ending 3rd May 2019. - 7th May 2019
It has been a busy week full of crucial data and economic events despite the fact a number of markets have been closed (Japanese markets were closed all week; Chinese markets were closed for three days and most European markets were closed on Wednesday 1 May 2019).
Week ending 26th April 2019. - 29th April 2019
It has been an interesting week for global markets with pockets of news sprouting up everywhere!
Week ending 19th April 2019. - 23rd April 2019
Following last week’s agreement to delay the UK’s withdrawal from the EU until the end of October, UK politicians took some time off for Easter this week.
Week ending 12th April 2019. - 15th April 2019
Wednesday (10 April 2019) should have been an important day for financial markets as we had the release of the Fed minutes from its surprisingly dovish […]
Week ending 5th April 2019. - 8th April 2019
April got underway boosted by economic data which reinforces our Goldilocks view (reasonable economic growth and lacklustre inflation). Chinese PMI data last Sunday (31 March 2019), […]
Week ending 29th March 2019. - 1st April 2019
It is always interesting to look at how markets respond to economic data: last week’s PMI data from Germany and France has raised concerns about global […]
Week ending 22nd March 2019. - 25th March 2019
Whilst in terms of outcomes, global politics and central bank offerings have been relatively subdued this week, it is this news that has been prevalent. Following […]
Week ending 15th March 2019. - 18th March 2019
Obviously Brexit has taken centre stage in the UK as it was another week of drama in Westminster, with Theresa May suffering multiple defeats. However, rather […]