STRONG MESSAGES FROM CENTRAL BANKERS Investors took the firm messages from rate setters and the mixed bag of US statistics in their stride last week, while concerns about the global [...]
INFLATION CONTINUES TO SLOW Equity markets ended the week on a positive note, with Powell’s ‘s address not triggering much of a reaction. The Fed chair actually refrained from commenting [...]
US ECONOMY CONTINUES LOSING TRACTION Equity markets rose again last week. This was egged on by The Fed chief’s speech signalling the likelihood of some moderation in the pace of [...]
US JOB FIGURES DAMPEN HOPES Inflation data out of the US last week was slightly higher than expected, which further poured cold water on investor sentiment after a relatively encouraging [...]
VOLATILITY STILL PRESENT Markets bounced back recently, buoyed by hopes of eased pandemic-related restrictions in China and by news of slightly higher US unemployment in October. On the monetary front, [...]
BOUNCE IN EQUITY MARKETS Equity markets bounced back last week in spite of steadying rising bond yields. Corporate reporting season is in full swing and, on the whole, is playing [...]
US JOB FIGURES DAMPEN HOPES Inflation data out of the US last week was slightly higher than expected, which further poured cold water on investor sentiment after a relatively encouraging [...]
US JOB FIGURES DAMPEN HOPES Equity markets started the final quarter of the year slightly on the up as encouraging macroeconomic data led to a sharp fallback in risk aversion. [...]
BACK TO SQUARE ONE The vicious trio of inflation, rising rates and recession has continued to dampen financial markets, which are having to come to terms with hawkish messages from [...]
International Communique No. 352 - 13th of September 2022 RISK-ON MOOD REAPPEARS Equity indices all ended up strongly on last week's close, with the three major US indices each putting [...]
