October 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to the October edition of our e-newsletter which we hope finds you well! As the leaves are truly turning red and brown then it’s a sure sign we are now firmly in the last quarter of the year but there is no slowdown in the financial world with some major events on the horizon […]
October 2024 Market Commentary
The Fed cut interest rates in September which, despite the Bank of England holding at 5%, is now expected to be the direction of travel for much of the developed world as it returns to some form of financial normality in 2025. China’s financial stimulus was another big story in September, as it was their […]
September 2024 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to our latest edition of our e-newsletter which we hope you enjoy. Well, August has been and gone and, as summer has reached its peak and we head into autumn, we hope you have enjoyed the longer days and warm sunshine of the last few weeks. With a quarter of the year […]
September 2024 Market Commentary
As inflation cools and interest rates look likely to come down over time, the world is expecting a gradual return to economic normality in the second half of 2024. However, it’s never quite that straightforward. Changes in government around the world create temporary blips as we wait to see if policy will change with personnel, […]
August 2024 Market Commentary
July 2024 was a big month for politics with the UK election decided and some major twists and turns in both the US and France. The Bank of England have cut rates, the Fed kept the rates at the same level but there is an increasing expectation that they will cut them in September. The […]
July 2024 Market Commentary
June 2024 was a big month for global financial markets, marked by significant volatility and key economic developments. The interplay of geopolitical tensions, economic data releases and central bank policies shaped market sentiments across various regions. UK Rishi Sunak’s gamble on an early, snap election doesn’t appear to be paying off, despite some of the […]
June 2024 Newsletter
I’m sure we all hope that the excessive rain we had in June doesn’t carry through to the summer months and that we can begin to enjoy sunnier and brighter days ahead. The start of summer may have been a bit of a washout but June was still a busy month with the start of […]
June 2024 Market Commentary
The global financial markets continue to grapple with a complex mix of geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures, and evolving central bank policies. The past year has seen significant shifts in market dynamics, with varying impacts across different regions. This commentary provides an overview of the key factors influencing financial markets in the UK, Europe, the United […]
May 2024 Market Commentary
For several months now, we’ve been noting that while growth remains slow across much of the globe, the worst of the inflation crisis seems to have passed. The International Monetary Fund believes the world economy has been “remarkably resilient” in recent years, noting that despite “many gloomy predictions, the world avoided a recession, the banking […]
April 2024 Market Commentary
Although many of the world’s major economies have struggled to achieve strong growth in recent months, there is a sense that some key markets are starting to turn a corner. The worst of the inflation crisis, for instance, seems to be behind us, and central banks that had been hiking interest rates are now keeping […]
