REASSURING MACRO DATA The prospect of an imminent ending of the ECB’s restrictive monetary policy led to firmer equity markets in Europe last week. Macroeconomic data out of China was [...]

EQUITY MARKETS RESUME THEIR ASCENT Last week equity markets rekindled their uptrend after the release of macroeconomic data showing a slowdown in US business activity. In the fixed income space, [...]

EQUITY MARKETS RECOVER MARGINALLY Equity markets bounced softly last week but bond yields gave up ground. A mixed bag of macroeconomic data and disappointing results from a number of US [...]

EQUITY MARKETS IN THE RED Investors ‘saw red’ last week as concerns over the state of the Chinese economy and the possibility of a Fed rate hike in September turned [...]

INFLATION PICKS UP PACE Equity indices ended the week pointing in different directions amid the recent upturn in bond yields and inflation stats. Yields at the 10-year mark swung upwards [...]

AMERICA'S CREDIT RATING CUT Markets were firmly in the red last week, dragged lower by mixed corporate results and the US credit rating downgraded by Fitch from AAA to AA+. [...]

INFLATION EASES IN US Despite initial corporate earnings figures that prompted some head-scratching, the markets were lifted by the downturn in inflation in the US, which suggests that an end [...]

US ECONOMY UNDER STRAIN Macroeconomic data released last week showed a moderate slowdown in business activity together with a resilient labour market, stoking fears of continued tight monetary policy from [...]

REASSURING MACRO DATA Equity markets bounced last week on the back of soothing macroeconomic data. Consumer confidence in the US improved sharply in June, with the confidence index recovering to [...]

EVIDENCE OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN Equity markets retreated last week on the back of deteriorating global economic indicators, while rate-setters continued pursuing restrictive monetary policies. The yield on 10-year US government [...]