Global stock markets rose last week, with UK domestic stocks putting in a good showing on the back of inflation getting down to 2%. Despite the Bank of England making no changes to interest rates (holding them at 5.25%), UK markets were encouraged by the 2% inflation reading and positive tone from the Bank’s statement. […]
Monthly Archives: June 2024
17
Jun
Jun
Global stock markets rose last week, but there was huge divergence beneath the surface. Large US technology stocks drove gains in the US market, whilst European share markets were hit by snap elections in France and the prospect of a change in Parliament. This week the focus will be on the UK, with the Bank […]
10
Jun
Jun
Global stock markets bounced a little last week, rising by just over 1%. Whilst the bulk of the gains were driven by the US share market (and the technology sector in particular), there were also some notable gains for emerging market shares last week. Most of the data this week is squeezed into Wednesday! The […]
06
Jun
Jun
This is the current question we’re receiving most regularly, so we thought we’d put pen to paper and share our thoughts! Our view is fairly nuanced and quite detailed, but the quick of it is that there’s a lot to be positive about what we’ve seen of Labour’s policies towards UK investment markets and we […]