The World In A Week – Is This The Beginning Of The End?
The election machines for the main political parties rolled into action last week, and with just 31 days until the general election, politicians are keen to get their messages across, while taking…
The World In A Week – The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss?
It was a relatively sedate week in financial markets, as Sterling strengthened against most major global currencies. Equities were up slightly in GBP terms, while Fixed Income also rose by +0.25% in…
The World In A Week – On, and On and On…
Brexit shenanigans dominated the headlines last week as the UK’s departure from the EU drags on, and on, and on. While Prime Minister Johnson eventually reached a majority agreement, it failed to go…
The World In A Week – Nine Lives
Another week where politics dominated the markets. It started with news that the US and China had reached a ‘phase one’ trade agreement, which boils down to being a truce. For the time being the US…
The World In A Week – Inching Towards A Deal
It was a rather lively week in financial markets, from the perspective of a UK-based investor. Sterling strengthened considerably against all major currencies, as markets anticipated a break-through…
The World In A Week – Elephant In The Room
Last week, ISM data was released, this is a measure of new orders, production, employment, supplier deliveries and inventories; in essence, a measure of productivity. The key number to be cognisant…
The World In A Week – Getting Our Priorities Straight
The UK Supreme Court ruled that the prorogation of Parliament by Boris Johnson was unlawful, which resulted in a swift restarting of Parliament last week. It would appear the battling forces within…
The World In A Week – Judgement Day
Geopolitical tensions escalated last week following the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil production facilities. It has been estimated that the attack destroyed c.50% of Saudi production, although there…
The World In A Week – Beneath The Surface
On the surface, last week appeared quite sedate in markets as global equities, measured by MSCI ACWI rose +0.16% in GBP terms. This was led by UK and Japanese Equities, while the US markets sold off…
The World In A Week – Back To School
While the country waved the next generation off to start a new school year, the same old issues still loitered in the global playground. The tedious game of moans between the US and China continues…
The World In A Week – Prorogue
You may think that the title of this week’s ‘World in a Week’ relates to the protagonist of a play, disappointingly this is not the case. Prorogue is the technical terminology for the discontinuation…