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Market Commentaries are a collection of monthly comments and analysis of the bond and equity markets and includes a summary or overview of economic data being released, global market news, commodities, and market performance by index returns.
Global equities rose during the month in local currency terms as risk sentiment remained robust. However in Sterling terms, most overseas equity markets lost money due to the strength of the pound.The vaccination programs continued to gain steam a...
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Global equities continued to rise in April, returning 4.3%, and the developed world looks well on the path to post-Covid 19 recovery.Vaccine rollouts in the US and UK have continued to proceed well, with 44% and 51% of their respective populations...
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Global equities rose over the month as markets continued to react positively to expectations of higher growth and inflation.In the US, strong jobs and consumer sentiment data painted an improved picture for an economy that will be further bolstere...
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The rapid vaccination rollout continued to be a positive catalyst for markets in February.Global equity markets rose 2.7%, while UK equities ended the month up 1.8%. However, the strong pound held back returns of overseas assets and in sterling te...
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January saw divergent performance for equities, with developed market stocks ending the month lower while emerging market shares posted positive returns.Initially, markets continued the rally from Q4 2020, buoyed by global vaccine roll outs and th...
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2020 has been a year marked by a viral pandemic, the UK’s departure from the European Union, a tightly contested election in the United States and the worst global recession since WWII. Lockdowns have transformed the way we work and do business; r...
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News of three vaccines all showing good efficacy against the COVID virus sparked an impressive market rally in November.The announcements came on three successive Mondays from first Pfizer/BioNTech, then Moderna and finally AstraZeneca/Oxford and ...
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Equity markets moved lower in October as a resurgence of COVID-19 in Europe and the uncertainty surrounding the US elections spooked investors. The FTSE All Share fell 3.8% in the month, while the S&P 500 was down 2.8% and MSCI Europe ex UK off 5....
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After a summer of buoyant equity and fixed income markets, the investment tone was more subdued in September, with both the FTSE and S&P 500 recording losses in the month.Drivers of investor sentiment in the month included rising COVID-19 cases, l...
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August proved to be another exceptionally strong month for risk assets. Equities registered almost daily gains in the month and brought global stock indices back to their all-time highs. As has been the case since the March lows, a combination of ...
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