MONETARY TIGHTENING POLICIES STILL HITTING MARKETS The markets last week continued the decline that began in the preceding week, in the wake of the Jackson Hole Symposium and the Fed [...]

FED POURS COLD WATER ON MARKETS The long-awaited Jackson Hole Symposium event recently spooked markets, which summarily handed back part of their summer gains just as the Fed shot down [...]

A MORE CIRCUMSPECT MARKET Last week marked the end of the uptrend that had held sway for several weeks. Blame top brass at the Fed, who spoke up to remind [...]

RENEWED OPTIMISM IN MARKETS US inflation figures were released recently, which triggered a bounce in financial markets – much to the relief of investors. The inflation print for July represented [...]

RECESSION OR NO RECESSION - THAT IS THE QUESTION The Fed’s recent rate hike – consisting of another 75 basis points – did not have a destabilising effect on financial [...]

INFLATION SEEMS TO HAVE PEAKED Inflation rates are peaking in all corners of the globe, having risen on the back of cheap money during the recent pandemic and surging energy [...]

STRONGER THAN EXPECTED US JOB FIGURES A busy period lies ahead as earnings season kicks off and June inflation figures for the US are released. These publications will act as [...]

NEAR CERTAIN RECESSION ALREADY PRICED IN Is the market starting to think ahead to a post-crisis period? Last week was constructive for equity markets, which gained between 2% and 6%, [...]

RATE HIKES ALL THE RAGE! Last week ended on a negative note following a spate of rate rises by central banks, primarily in the US, UK and Switzerland. The prospect [...]

TURBULENT END TO THE WEEK IN MARKETS Christine Lagarde’s comments on European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy were major news for investors recently. Although rates are left unchanged at this [...]