Global Market Overview The rebound in equity markets extended into May. A cross-sectional review of asset class returns shows that asset prices have moved on from pricing in reflation to…
Global Market Overview After the severe shock in March, markets rebounded strongly in April. COVID-19 continued to spread globally, but some countries saw daily new infection rates start to fall…
Global Market Overview – 1st Quarter 2020 The first quarter of 2020 has been an unprecedented period in financial market history across numerous dimensions: The U.S. stock market fell into…
Global Market Overview In February, the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak replaced trade as the main focus for the markets. Fears of near-term negative effects on Chinese and global growth, together with…
Grim warnings on Tuesday 25 February from public health officials about the spread of the coronavirus coincided with new cases appearing across Europe, sparking a sell-off in markets and stirring new worries…
Global Market Overview Global indices started the year on a very strong footing, with almost all major equity indices delivering positive gains in the first three weeks of the year.…
Global Market Overview Equities continued to climb the wall of worry in November – a relatively consistent feature of markets in 2019, despite the multitude of geopolitical risks that investors…
Global Market Overview Financial markets welcomed signs of an easing in geopolitical tensions in October, with risk assets generally outperforming traditional safe havens. The US and Chinese authorities moved closer…
The debate about where we are in the global economic cycle rages on, and the range of opinions appears to be widening not narrowing.The US Federal Reserve Chairman believes we…
Global Market Overview – 3rd Quarter 2019 The debate about where we are in the global economic cycle rages on, and the range of opinions appears to be widening not…