It was a rollercoaster quarter for markets, which finished with both equities and bonds making positive returns, with UK equities (as proxied by the FTSE All Share total return) closing up by 3% and UK bonds (as proxied by the FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts All Stocks Total Return Index) closing up by 2%. 2023 […]
Last week saw the stock market bounce back pause for breath. Global stocks gave up a bit of ground as Asian shares dragged. We’re now a couple of weeks into US earnings season and so far, so good. However, this week will be key for markets as lots of the big tech companies report their […]
Stock markets put in a good showing in the shortened week just gone. Better than expected (off a very low bar!) corporate earnings results in the US combined with lower-than-expected inflation to drive markets higher. This week is action packed, with inflation data for the UK out on Wednesday as well as some big US […]
Last week was delightfully quiet and this was exactly what stock markets wanted! Concerns around bank failures subsided and stock markets bounced hard, with the global index of stocks enjoying its best week in 2 months! This week is very light in terms of scheduled data front as markets ease their way into the new […]