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February 2025 Market Commentary
The FTSE 100 hit record highs in January, as Donald Trump took office for the second time. The announcement of US trade tariffs on Mexico,


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January 2025 Market Commentary
A New Year gives us the chance to look forward. We can expect more change in 2025 for personal finances, with a new Labour budget


December 2024 Market Commentary
The US election provided another definitive moment in what has been a politically charged year. With many countries holding elections in 2024, analysts have been


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November 2024 Market Commentary
Labour’s first budget for 14 years dominated the headlines, but with a US election in early November and constant attention paid to inflation figures, corporate


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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


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


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.


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


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


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


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


March 2024 Market Commentary
It’s been a mixed picture across the globe in the last few weeks. Many of the world’s major economies have continued to see minimal growth


February 2024 Market Commentary
While growth has been stagnant across much of the globe in recent months, various sets of figures have suggested that the corner is finally being


January 2024 Market Commentary
As the new year gets underway, there are positive signs that the inflation crisis around the world is finally starting to ease. But this doesn’t


December 2023 Market Commentary
The ongoing crisis in the Middle East continues to dominate the headlines, although the temporary truce which saw many of the hostages in Gaza released


November 2023 Market Commentary
All eyes have been on the Middle East following Hamas’ terror attack on Israel on October 7th, which led to the deaths of more than


October 2023 Market Commentary
Sluggish growth and high inflation have stubbornly persisted across much of the globe in recent months, and September was no different. But some major economies


September 2023 Market Commentary
Sluggish economic growth in major economies was again a common theme throughout August, as policymakers across the globe continue to battle against high inflation. As


August 2023 Market Commentary
It was a mixed picture across the globe in July, with many major economies beginning to see their efforts to tackle inflation pay off. But


July 2023 Market Commentary
Sluggish growth and high inflation were recurring themes in many major and emerging economies last month, as central banks across the globe sought to manage


June 2023 Market Commentary
Economic growth remained subdued at best in many major markets throughout May, as high inflation continued to affect households and businesses across the world and


May 2023 Market Commentary
High inflation continued to put the brakes on growth in many major economies throughout April, with the International Monetary Fund expecting global growth to fall


April 2023 Market Commentary
The defining story of this month has been the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS. Not only has


March 2023 Market Commentary
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had a huge impact on the global economy, pushing up commodity prices, inflation and living costs around the


February 2023 Market Commentary
Savers and investors will not shed many tears for the end of 2022. A year that was beset by inflation and rising interest rates meant


January 2023 Market Commentary
As 2022 drew to a close, there was a mixed picture worldwide as major economies sought to respond to soaring energy prices, rising living costs


December 2022 Market Commentary
War? Soaring energy and food prices? Covid surging in China and people taking to the streets in protest? Worries about a prolonged recession ….


November 2022 Market Commentary
Where did we leave the soap opera that is British politics? At the end of September, Liz Truss was the Prime Minister, and Kwasi Kwarteng was her Chancellor ….


October 2022 Market Commentary
Speaking to journalists at a lobby briefing in 1964 – when the sterling crisis was raging – Prime Minister Harold Wilson famously said ….


September 2022 Market Commentary
August started with US Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan. We comment on China’s reaction below – and we also describe….


August 2022 Market Commentary
As many readers know, this Bulletin is written from notes we compile throughout the month. One of the most interesting aspects….


June 2022 Market Commentary
The war in Ukraine, worries about food supplies, worries about the global economy… May was another month where all the themes we have….


May 2022 Market Commentary
April was not a good month for world stock markets. We report on a dozen major markets in the Bulletin: they were all down in the month,….


April 2022 Market Commentary
Once again, the market commentary is dominated by events in Ukraine. As in March, we have included a special section on Ukraine and – as before….


March 2022 Market Commentary
Not the election of Donald Trump, not the US/China trade dispute. Not even Brexit. In all the time we have been writing this Monthly Bulletin….


February 2022 Market Commentary
January’s headlines were dominated not only by reports of lockdown parties in Downing Street, but also by growing tension on Ukraine’s border….


January 2022 Market Commentary
Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a good year for the majority of stock markets we report on in the Bulletin. We wrote that a year ago and…


December 2021 Market Commentary
November was a month when supplies of both oil and gas – or the lack of them – dominated the news. You will read several comments below about…


November 2021 Market Commentary
October was the month which brought us Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s second Budget of the year. Normally that would make the headlines, but October was …


October 2021 Market Commentary
You will no doubt be aware that September was a month when shortages dominated the headlines. As we will see below, it was by no means…


September 2021 Market Commentary
The defining image of August 2021 had little to do with the stock market on the surface, it was, of course, the withdrawal of British and…


August 2021 Market Commentary
As everyone expected, July saw the G20 endorse the plan from the G7 meeting in Cornwall to set a minimum global rate of corporation tax…


July 2021 Market Commentary
“Amazon made millions but paid no tax.” You can substitute Facebook or Google for Amazon and, these days, you can probably substitute…


June 2021 Market Commentary
In some ways, May was a relatively quiet month. Although, it did bring us the marriage of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the first PM to marry in…


May 2021 Market Commentary
Some of the numbers in this month’s Bulletin are simply staggering. Whether it’s Amazon’s profits or the ‘investment’ (which could alternatively …


April 2021 Market Commentary
This market commentary has been produced for some time now but March 2021 was the first month when a ship made the …


March 2021 Market Commentary
Welcome to the March Market Commentary: as you will see below, February was a good month for world stock markets with virtually …


February 2021 Market Commentary
It might be appropriate to start January 2021 by looking back at last year. At the start of January 2020, we were fairly sure what we …


January 2021 Market Commentary
2020 has been a year like no other, and yet – as we will see below – the majority of world stock markets have enjoyed a good year …


December 2020 Market Commentary
Is the end of November a time to celebrate? All the stock markets we cover in the Bulletin made significant gains in the month…


November 2020 Market Commentary
The end of October brought plenty of bad news for Western economies as scientists stood in front of graphs and talked of…


October 2020 Market Commentary
September was a difficult month for world stock markets. It was one of those rare months when none of the markets we report…


September 2020 Market Commentary
We are delighted to once again return to our monthly market updates and hope that you enjoy this months read below. August used…


February 2020 Market Commentary
China grabbed the headlines again in January, but this time not for trade. On 31st December, the Chinese authorities had notified the…


January 2020 Market Commentary
The end of the decade saw the US/China trade dispute continue to make plenty of headlines. However with Donald Trump signing a long-awaited…


December 2019 Market Commentary
The beginning of November saw the World Trade Organisation authorise China to put $3.6bn (£2.8bn) of tariffs on US goods. The following week…


November 2019 Market Commentary
The beginning of October brought us the Conservative Party conference and a plethora of promises and fiery speeches. Meanwhile world stock markets were…