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It has been a busy week of central bank meetings with most of the headlines made by the US Federal Reserve (Fed). As expected, the Fed...

A slightly longer note today as there is something interesting going on in the, year to date, dominant US technology market. Before I...

Since I last wrote, not a huge amount has changed. European infection rates of COVID-19 have been gradually increasing, leading to...

It is a big three months for US markets as we approach the November Presidential elections. All eyes are on Trump vs Biden and the likely...

In the words of American politician Rahm Emanuel (who used the quotation himself), a crisis is “an opportunity to do things you think you...

Five months after the UK first went into lockdown, work and social activities are trying to return to everyday life, albeit at a social...

It has been another week of turbulent news on COVID infection rates, this time focusing on Europe, and combined with some poor earnings...

The market has remained relatively range bound again this week as positive news on better retail sales in June and an agreement on the...

Markets this week have been supported by promising news from both sides of the Atlantic with regards to the development of a COVID-19...

Markets have continued to be relatively range bound again this week, with concerns over Covid-19 case growth in the US weighing on...

Equities have once again ground slightly higher this week, whilst focus once again remains on COVID infection rates – not only in...

Markets have continued their topsy turvy progress this week as investors try and digest the rising global COVID infection rates,...

After a brief bounce in the markets on Tuesday after the US Federal Reserve (FED) announced further support in asset purchases, concerns...

The relative market highs did not last too long. This week we have seen markets revert to focussing on the current bad news, rather than...

Markets are certainly seeing reasons to be optimistic. The strong performance last month in risky assets has continued into June, with...

Despite a little weakness in the markets today, May has been another positive month for investors as the gradual release from lockdown...

Before the Covid-19 crisis, many wondered if central banks had anything left in their toolbox to fight the next downturn. The US Federal...

In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a conditional roadmap for reopening the UK economy, which sparked considerable confusion...

On Sunday we will hear from Boris Johnson all about the Governments plans for the next stage of the fight against Covid-19 – a phased...

In financial markets, earnings season continues. It was interesting to see last night the prospective fortunes of two of the world’s...