The World In A Week – A Weakening Backdrop
Written by Dominic Williams In the US, markets had a positive week, with the S&P 500 index returning +1.4% in GBP terms. The latest US jobless claims data, which tracks the number of individuals…
The World In A Week – Fear of retaliation
Written by Shane Balkham Iran launched the biggest attack on Israel in over 50 years, coinciding with the eve of the Jewish New Year. This rapid escalation of geopolitical risks in the Middle East…
The World In A Week – Stimulus in China
Written by Millan Chauhan The People’s Bank of China announced a series of measures to support the economy, including cutting a key lending rate by 0.3%, the biggest reduction since 2016. The goal is…
The World In A Week – The time has come
Written by Ilaria Massei Last week, the Federal Reserve (Fed) implemented a 0.5 percentage point rate cut, effectively settling the debate over whether a 0.25 or 0.5 percentage point reduction was…
The World In A Week – Markets shrug off cold winds from the East
Written by Chris Ayton Last week was a positive one for global equities with the MSCI All Country World Index retracing most of its losses suffered earlier in the month, and ending the week up +3.3%…
The World In A Week – Sahm Rules are meant to be broken
Written by Cormac Nevin Last week was a challenging one for global equity markets. The MSCI All Country World Index fell -4.0% in GBP terms, and while all equity markets found themselves in negative…
The World In A Week – Have we gone full circle?
Written by Shane Balkham Last week seemed to be very much the calm after a short-lived storm. Not wanting to tempt fate, the dust seems to have settled again with financial markets back to almost…
The World In A Week – Economic data in the driving seat
Written by Millan Chauhan Last week, we saw some extended moves across global equities and the return of volatility to markets. Global equities, as measured by the MSCI All-Country World Index ended…
The World In A Week – Diversification is your friend
Written by Chris Ayton Last week was an extremely volatile one for many global equity markets. The MSCI All Country World Index fell -1.6% over the week in Sterling terms. Global fixed income markets…
The World In A Week – Disappointments and Worldwide Shifts
Written by Ilaria Massei Equity markets were mostly down last week, with some bright spots in Continental Europe where the MSCI Europe Ex-UK equity index rose by +0.5% and in the UK where the FTSE…
The World In A Week – Record-Breaking Rotations
Written by Cormac Nevin Equity markets were broadly down across the globe last week, with the MSCI All Country World Index of global shares retreating -1.6% in GBP. While each of the major markets we…
The World In A Week – Downside Surprise
Written by Ashwin Gurung Downside Surprise in US inflation sees US small-cap stocks outshine US large-cap stocks. In June, US headline inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), fell…