The Federal Reserve took on the role of stock market grinch last week! Whilst they delivered on a much-anticipated interest rate cut (which takes their rate cuts to a full 1% this year), there was a cautious tone to their outlook which weighed on stocks and bonds. This dominated market movements in the middle of […]
Monthly Archives: December 2024
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Dec
Dec
Please find a series of short videos we shot last week with a handful of Fund managers that make up our MPS. In no particular order, there’s videos with: Andy Marsh who runs the Artemis UK Equity Income Fund Chris Bowie who runs the TwentyFour Absolute Return Credit Fund Ian Lance who runs the Redwheel […]
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Dec
Dec
Most share markets were fairly flat last week, with the strong Dollar softening the impact of overseas’ losses for UK investors. Despite the flat returns, there were some encouraging signs within the UK stock market, notably within the consumer goods sector. Markets are likely treading water ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week. Another […]
09
Dec
Dec
Global stocks rose by 1.2% last week, with European and Emerging market stocks leading the way. These gains came in spite of the collapse of the French government and of protests to impeach the South Korean President! Returns were more pedestrian (although still positive) in the UK equity market, whilst US stocks continued their rise […]
02
Dec
Dec
Global stocks fell back a touch last week, but this didn’t take the shine off an excellent month, which saw them rise by just over 5%. The gains over the month were driven by the US and the UK market, with the UK market continuing its good form last week, benefiting from the return of […]