Markets broke a string of losses with most major stock markets reporting positive returns for the week. All eyes remain on the Federal Reserve and how it continues to raise interest rates. Political turmoil dominated markets in the UK with…

Inflation in the US remains elevated, paving the way for further large interest rate hikes. Economic news out of China looks poor, but support from the central banks supported markets. The UK economy contracted in August and unemployment continued to…

Markets broke a string of losses with most major stock markets reporting positive returns for the week. All eyes were on economic data in the US and what this could mean for future interest rate hikes. Despite a very strong…

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Markets continued to digest the implications of aggressive interest rate hikes by global central banks, led by the US Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, Japan’s Yen plummets to a multi-decade low and China faces further economic turmoil as Covid-19 cases spike. Inflation…

All eyes were on the US, particularly focussed on inflation data for the month of July. Signs that inflation may be peaking boosted confidence around the world. Political stability in Japan, rising Covid-cases in China, economic support for the cost-of-living…

Despite the Federal Reserve raising interest rates aggressively, global investor sentiment was boosted by the fact that in the face of a slowing economy, the Federal Reserve in the US could slow down its interest rate rises from here. The…

Whilst we do believe that markets are likely to remain volatile over the shorter-term, this is a fairly normal occurrence for markets – market corrections are part and parcel of long-term investing and whilst it may be hard for clients…

A week driven by interest rates. Interest rate rises are the way central banks try to control inflation, not just by taking the foot off the pedal of the economy, but by indeed applying the brakes. Investors are worried about…