We don’t go in for New Year’s resolutions at Magnus: if something needs changing, it should be done today. With that in mind, it’s no surprise that our mantra for 2025 is to keep invested and carry on! We’ve highlighted 5 key themes that we believe will drive markets over this year and beyond, […]
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Global stock markets made modest gains last week thanks to the US market getting a boost from some a-than-expected inflation number. The other big news (in the context of a very low summer news week!) was a surprise up-tick in UK growth; on the back of increased consumer spending in June. This week is also […]
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Feb
Feb
Rory McPherson, Chief Investment Officer, 06/02/23 February kicked off in fine fashion, with the global stock market having its best week since June of last year. This came on the back of soothing comments from Central Bankers, with our own Governor Bailey noting that we were “beginning to turn the corner” as regards rising interest rates. Bond and equity markets […]
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Nov
Nov
Rory McPherson, Chief Investment Officer, 28/11/22 Markets continued their rebound last week, with UK assets leading the way. The UK stock market was up by about 1.5%, with the Pound also strengthening against most of the major currencies. The Pound has now risen by about 13% vs the US Dollar since the depths of the September “mini-budget” and is now […]
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Nov
Nov
Rory McPherson, Chief Investment Officer, 21/11/22 Stock markets were a mixed bag last week after a strong bounce back in October and the early part of November. Global stock markets gave up a bit of ground, whilst the UK equity market pushed higher; helped by the big utilities companies in the FTSE 100 which rallied […]