Stock markets around the world are hitting record highs. The global economy appears to have stabilised. Inflation is subdued, and there is still some growth […]

Equities UK FTSE 100 is up 2.6% since my last update and is significantly higher than pre Brexit levels. Why is this? A increasing belief […]

The problem with writing anything about the markets and Brexit is 48 hours later it can look out-of-date but here it goes. UK:Bank of England […]

Interest Rates With the US being the largest economy in the world, US interest rate rises have implications for both global and domestic financial markets. The […]

Interest Rates US interest rates are set by the US Federal Reserve and specifically the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) chaired by Head of the Federal […]

Global Economy UK: Weak Q1 GDP likely linked to ‘Brexit’ uncertainty with the UK going to the polls on June 23rd. The Bank of England […]

Equities Global equity markets have rallied modestly over the past fortnight helped by a rebound in commodity prices including oil. The sectors that were hit […]

Equities After the tremendous volatility of Q1 that saw equity and commodity markets plummet in January and February only for prices to recover sharply, most […]

Equities Equity markets are broadly unchanged over the last fortnight and markets are generally a lot calmer and much less volatile than the beginning of […]

  The recovery in the prices of global risk assets has continued over the last fortnight as a result of a recovery in commodity prices […]