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Global Market Overview After a strong first half, market returns in July were more muted as trade tensions continued to cause concern. However, for sterling-based investors the relative strength of the dollar, euro, and yen meant that investments overseas generated strong returns. Thus, whilst in local currency terms the MSCI World index rose 1.18%, this […]

Global Market Overview Following last month’s setback, central banks, in June, once again intervened to bolster market confidence with the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank both indicating that they were ready to provide the necessary monetary stimulus to shore up faltering economies. “Don’t fight the Fed” is a phrase we have used on […]

Global Market Overview Hopes of a trade deal between the US and China evaporated in May when the US raised tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports from 10% to 25%. China retaliated by increasing the tariffs on $60 billion of imports from the US from a range of 5-10% to 5-25%. As a result, […]

Global Market Overview After a strong first quarter, global equities, across the board, rose again in April, boosted by more positive economic data, some better than expected corporate results and the ongoing support of central banks which remained in accommodative mode. The MSCI World index advanced 3.50%. The FTSE World Europe ex UK index rose […]

Global Market Overview Global equities advanced for a third consecutive month, rounding off a quarter which saw portfolio valuations rebound after a torrid end to 2018. Tensions between the US and China continued to ease and central banks retained an accommodative stance with regard to interest rates, setting the stage for a continuation of the […]