CORONAVIRUS SENDS A CHILL THROUGH MARKETS For now, investors are struggling to get a grip on the impact that the latest Chinese epidemic may have on global growth. The outbreak [...]
EQUITY MARKETS SET NEW RECORDS The signing of the phase-one trade deal between Beijing and Washington, though only a basic arrangement, served last week as the backdrop for the bull [...]
TENSIONS AT FEVER PITCH A string of equity indices, including the EuroStoxx 600, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, have soldiered on to new record highs. This is quite an achievement [...]
TRUMP SPOILS THE PARTY Until last Friday, markets had picked up where they had left off in 2019, continuing to appreciate after most indices had set new records in the [...]
ONLY WAY IS STILL UP FOR EQUITIES The uptrend in equity markets remains intact, helped by the deal agreed between China and the US, which for many represents a breakthrough, [...]
15 DECEMBER = POSSIBLE DAY OF RECKONING Volatility spiked intermittently in financial markets last week, in response – as usual – to news surrounding the trade war. The rally seen [...]
UNEXPECTED BOUNCE IN CHINESE MANUFACTURING OUTPUT Leading equity markets around the globe gained in November, lifted by signs of progress towards a ‘phase-one’ trade deal between the US and China [...]
NO BREAKTHROUGH IN CHINA-US TRADE TALKS A ‘phase-one’ deal between the US and China is no longer the almost-certain prospect it was not so long ago, leaving investors fearing that [...]
TRADE DEAL: AS EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE? Driving equity markets again is the hope that the trade war can soon be resolved, even though no real steps forward have [...]
TRUMP LOOKING FOR A "GOOD" DEAL WITH CHINA Despite conflicting information about the trade talks between China and the US, investors remain relatively upbeat about the outcome and have accordingly [...]
