Markets US equities started the week on the front foot and continued to rise until Thursday when investors paused to wait nervously how the trade disputes between G7 members would unfold at the meeting in... Read MoreRead More
Markets Last week global equities were unsettled by political uncertainty in Italy and Spain and once again by global concerns over the trade war waged by the US Administration. Wall Street however was less affected... Read MoreRead More
Markets At the start of last week it seemed that global stocks were heading for a strong performance as trade tension between US and China were defused by Trump. But subsequently the cancellation of the meeting... Read MoreRead More
Markets Last week trading on global equity markets started peacefully but by Wed a frenzy propagated due to security concerns in the Middle East, increasing risks in several emerging markets (mainly Turkey and Argentina), tumbling... Read MoreRead More
Markets Last week global equities rallied on revived risk appetite, solid corporate earnings releases and rising oil prices (which boosted energy stocks). Wall Street rose six days in a row, thanks also to lower inflation... Read MoreRead More
Markets So far over 80% of the companies included in the S&P 500 have reported Q1 profits above estimates, and profits are at their highest in 7 years according to FactSet. Nevertheless, investors on Wall... Read MoreRead More
Markets US stock markets started the week on a soft note and continued to decline until mid-week, then thanks to positive earnings surprises by major tech companies recovered some ground. But despite relatively cheerful US... Read MoreRead More
Markets The week started with gains in the US, European and Japanese stock markets thanks to a strong corporate earnings reports, but towards the weekend the mood soured. Some equity markets in emerging Asia suffered... Read MoreRead More
Markets Last week US equities were influenced mainly by the raiding by the FBI of Trump’s personal lawyer, the vagaries of the trade war rhetoric, the FOMC minutes and Trump’s threat of an imminent military... Read MoreRead More
Markets April did not start well for US equities: there were no specific catalysts for a malaise spreading at the very beginning of the week, but then the China-US trade tariff tit-for-tat affected all assets... Read MoreRead More
