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Money Matters 13 December 2021
Equities rebound from initial Omicron fears Global equities rebounded last week as fears about the spread of Omicron and its impact on economic growth subsided.
Money Matters 29 November 2021
Omicron variant sparks global market selloff Stocks ended last week sharply lower as the discovery of a new and potentially more contagious Covid-19 variant sparked
Money Matters 22 November 2021
Stocks mixed as UK inflation hits ten-year high Stock markets were mixed last week as UK inflation hit its highest level in nearly ten years
Money Matters 15 November 2021
Markets mixed as investors mull spike in US inflation Stock markets were mixed last week as investors weighed a rise in US inflation against the
Money Matters 9 November 2021
Stocks rally as central banks maintain a dovish stance. Global equities rose last week as major central banks struck a dovish interest rate, and US
Money Matters 13 January 2021
President-elect Joe Biden has a chance to deliver swift and efficient crisis management measures as soon as he is inaugurated on the 20th January. His
Money Matters 10 November 2020
AMERICA HAS DECIDED Although there are a number of states yet to be called, Joe Biden has already gained over 270 electoral college votes to
Money Matters 3 November 2020
FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS: AMERICA VOTES The US’ economy recovered more than 80% of its decline, driven by a bounce in consumer spending and a pick-up
Money Matters 27th October 2020
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN With just a week to go, all eyes are now on the US Presidential election. Polls continue to show a Biden-lead by a wide
Money Matters 20th October 2020
EMERGING ASIA TO LEAD GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released the World Economic Outlook’s latest issue including an updated assessment on
Money Matters 13th October 2020
PRESIDENT TRUMP RETURNS TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL As China was on holiday for most of the week, investors were busy with the news flow coming
Money Matters 6th October 2020
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HEALTH: A NEW LAYER OF UNCERTAINTY The last week has been very busy and intense, but before turning to the latest political developments
Money Matters 29th September 2020
FIRST US PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TO BE HELD TUESDAY World trade volumes continued to recover in July, when global trade rose 4.8% MoM. According to the
Money Matters 22nd September 2020
THE FED HAS RECALIBRATED MARKET EXPECTATIONS The Fed made it clear that interest rates are going to stay at the zero-lower bound at least until
Money Matters 15th September 2020
EVENTFUL WEEK AHEAD WITH A FULL ECONOMIC DIARY Crude oil prices were under pressure for much of last week. As a result, Brent crude price (for
Money Matters 8th September 2020
AN UNEVEN GLOBAL RECOVERY IS ON THE WAY The global composite PMI rose to 52.4 in August, with both the manufacturing and services PMIs hovering
Money Matters 2nd September 2020
LOW(ER) RATES BY THE FED FOR EVEN LONGER World industrial production continued to recover in June, when the volume of output grew 4.8% MoM, following
Money Matters 25th August 2020
THE FED’S SYMPOSIUM AND THE REPUBLICAN’S CONVENTION IN THE LIMELIGHT There was a striking decoupling between European and US PMIs in August. The IHS Markit Composite
