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…
The World In A Week – A cut in taxes and a boost in confidence
Written by Dominic Williams Jeremy Hunt's 'Autumn Statement for Growth' marked a departure from his March Budget, which lacked significant tax cuts, featured numerous spending promises, and produced…
The World In A Week – Have we reached the summit?
Written by Shane Balkham. UK inflation fell to below 5% in October, on the back of a sharp decline in energy costs. The monthly publication from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed a…
The World In A Week – The Great Escape (from Recession)
Written by Millan Chauhan The Office for National Statistics released the latest monthly GDP data for the UK, which saw the economy grow at +0.2% in September 2023, which equated to a third quarter…
The World In A Week – Economy or Inflation – That is the Question
Written by Chris Ayton The impact of higher UK interest rates is increasingly evident in many sectors of the economy. For example, last week The Insolvency Service released data showing the highest…
The World In A Week – Held Steady
Written by Ilaria Massei The Office for National Statistics published a new set of data elaborating on a new methodology, which signalled that the UK's unemployment rate increased to 4.2% during the…
The World In A Week – The Refinancing Challenge is Real
Written by Cormac Nevin Last week was a challenging one for markets, with the MSCI All Country World Index of global equities down -2.6% in both GBP and local currency terms. It was a broad-based…
The World In A Week – UK resilience in August
Written by Dominic Williams. UK GDP figures were released by the Office for National Statistics last Thursday, showing that the UK economy expanded by 0.2 per cent in August. This marks a reversal…
The World In A Week – One last hike?
Written by Millan Chauhan US markets are currently weighing up whether the Federal Reserve will implement a further interest rate hike at their next scheduled meeting at the end of October. At the…
The World In A Week – Open All Hours
Written by Shane Balkham The US government avoided a shutdown late last night, as a dramatic vote at the weekend saw House Speaker Kevin McCarthy navigating around Republican rebels that have been…
The World In A Week – You have paused your hiking cycle; do you wish to continue?
Written by Millan Chauhan The UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed to 6.7% in the twelve-months to August 2023, with this inflation print below market expectations of 7.0%. The encouraging signs of…
The World In A Week – Bank of England Headache
Written by Chris Ayton. It was a positive week for global equity markets with the MSCI All Country World Index rising +1.3% in Sterling terms. Global bonds collectively declined with the Bloomberg…