Spring Outlook
The exuberance of US equity markets has given way to a more pessimistic outlook.
Read The Full ArticleUS ATTACK ON IRAN ROILS EQUITIES AND DEFENSIVE ASSETS
This week’s US-Israeli attack on Iran caught markets off guard. Despite the significant military build-up, recent negotiations about Iran’s nuclear programme had appeared to be making progress and Donald Trump had made little attempt to talk up the case for an attack in advance.
Read The Full ArticleTARIFF UNCERTAINTY RETURNS AS INVESTORS CONTINUE TO FRET OVER AI THREAT
This week investors have been forced to return to the subject of global trade after the US supreme court ruled that Donald Trump overstepped his
authority with most of last year’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs.
TECH STOCKS’ REVENUE GROWTH KEEPS UP WITH INVESTOR EXPECTATIONS
This week technology companies mostly kept up with lofty investor expectations.
Read The Full ArticleBOND MARKETS SEEM CALM AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STEPS UP EFFORTS TO CONTROL US FED
This has been another week dominated by Donald Trump’s political moves as the US president encouraged protests in Iran and threatened a military response to violent government suppression.
Read The Full ArticleMARKETS HOLD STEADY AS US FOREIGN ADVENTURES DOMINATE THE START OF 2026
This week markets were remarkably calm in the face of dramatic US intervention in Venezuela. President Donald Trump’s Caribbean adventures
had little immediate impact on global markets.
Winter Outlook
The end of the quarter saw chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget cause sterling to fluctuate wildly and UK government bonds to plummet.
Read The Full ArticleDECEMBER HIKE IN JAPAN APPEARS BAKED IN AS MARKETS ARE NERVOUS OF FURTHER TIGHTENING
This week the more aggressive tone from the Bank of Japan sent ripples through global government bond markets as the central bank and the new prime minister appear to have different views on the appropriate direction for interest rates.
Read The Full ArticleBOND MARKETS APPEAR CONTENT WITH THE CHANCELLOR’S SHORT-TERM BALANCING ACT
This week’s budget felt a bit of a non-event after the Chancellor’s recent u-turn on income tax and all the details were accidentally leaked in advance.
Read The Full ArticleMARKETS RALLY OVER US-CHINA THAW, FED RATE CUT AND TECH BONANZA
This week was a busy one in geopolitics, finance and markets. President Donald Trump zipped through East Asia on a whistle-stop tour, wrapping things up with a handshake moment in Beijing.
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