The World In A Week – Two become none

Written by Shane Balkham Following on from last week’s update, there was some good news on inflation in the UK, with a downward surprise for the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate.  Wednesday’s…

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The World In A Week – Print Preview

Written by Millan Chauhan This edition marks almost exactly 12 months since the US banking crisis unfolded, which saw three mid-size banks fail after the mismanagement of their portfolio…

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The World In A Week – It’s Coming Home

Written by Chris Ayton As well publicised, the UK equity market has been unloved for many years now, particularly if you look at the more domestic mid and small capitalization universe. Although…

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The World In A Week – Californian Gold Rush.v2

Markets continued their strong run for the month last week, with the MSCI All Country World Index returning +1.4% in local currency terms and up +0.7% in GBP terms; capping a healthy return of +4.7%…

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The World In A Week – US markets soar, while Japan reaches new highs

Written by Dominic Williams Last week, the S&P 500 Index, regarded as the primary gauge for US large-cap stocks, achieved a historic milestone by surpassing the significant 5,000 mark for the…

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The World In A Week – Some big tech names rallied forwards, while central banks stood still

Written by Shane Balkham It was mixed results for some of the Magnificent Seven, the name coined to describe the largest of the US technology companies.  Both Meta and Amazon reported strong…

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The World In A Week – Sustained Growth and Inflation Trends

Written by Ilaria Massei Last week brought positive news for the US economy, as it was revealed that it grew at an annualised rate of 3.3%, in the final quarter of 2023. This strong performance…

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The World In A Week – Decoding economic data

Written by Ilaria Massei Data released last Wednesday show that, in December 2023, the UK faced an unwelcome rebound in the annual inflation rate, reaching 4% and surpassing market predictions. This…

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The World In A Week – Chinese Delicacy

Written by Chris Ayton Markets were mixed over the week. The UK equity market continued to give back some of its year end gains, with the FTSE All Share Index -0.7% over the week.  Conversely, MSCI…

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The World In A Week – New Year Hangover

Written by Cormac Nevin Markets were challenged in the first trading week of 2024, perhaps recovering from the exuberance witnessed in the final two months of 2023. The MSCI All Country World Index…

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The World In A Week – The busier the economic calendar, the bigger the surprise

Written by Ilaria Massei A big surprise on Tuesday came from the number of job openings in the U.S. which decreased by 617,000 from the previous month to 8.7 million in October 2023, marking the…

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The World In A Week – Stocks and Bonds to Jingle All the Way?

Written by Ashwin Gurung The MSCI All-Country World Index, which tracks the performance of global equities, returned +8.1% in November in local currency terms, marking its most impressive month since…

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