Markets were broadly down over the last week as heightened geopolitical tensions and uncertainty about the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy trajectory weighed on global equities. Click here to view our interactive Omnis Update or listen to the podcast …
Japan, the US and the UK led major stock markets last week after positive noise over future interest rate policy. Japan increased interest rates for the first time since 2007. In the US and UK, central banks continued to signal…
Japan, the US and the UK led major stock markets last week after positive noise over future interest rate policy. Japan increased interest rates for the first time since 2007. In the US and UK, central banks continued to signal…
Market returns were mixed over the last week as prices of goods and services stopped falling in China for the first time in half a year. Whilst Japan narrowly avoided a technical recession, the UK economy shows signs of a…
Market returns were mixed over the week with only a few major stock markets rising in value. The big stories of the week included the European Central Bank’s latest meeting where positive noises were made over a reduction in interest…
Another decent week for equity markets with most major stock indices finishing higher. Highlights included reassuring inflation data out of the US and continued strength from Japanese equities after comments from the Bank of Japan’s governor. Stickier inflation data in…
Another strong week for markets with big stories coming out of US chipmaker NVIDIA, which boosted markets globally. Increased consumer activity during China’s Lunar New Year holiday boosted investor sentiment and a return to steady growth in Japan helped Japanese…
US Stocks were the outlier last week as the only major stock market falling in value. Discouraging inflation data in the US challenged stock markets however signs of cooling inflation in Europe and UK buoyed stock prices. Central banks continue…
Market returns were generally strong over the week as stocks in the US and Japan reached new highs. Gains in some markets were capped however as central banks reiterated their intentions to be careful over interest rate cuts, suggesting that…
Market returns were mixed over the last week as labour market data in the US surprised on the upside whilst Europe narrowly avoided a recession. Chinese markets suffered their largest weekly fall in over 2 years as investor pessimism about…