Market Updates

Global stock-markets were mixed last week but US equities had a late rally on Friday which has pulled Europe higher today (Monday). Generally though there

The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold last week for the second meeting in a row. Good news, even though the federal funds

Global stock markets were lower last week. Fears of escalation in the war in the Middle East, higher Treasury yields (the yield on the 10-yr

Global stock markets experienced another volatile week with inflation worries and geopolitical tensions weighing on sentiment. The much-followed Volatility Index, sometimes called the fear-gauge, reached

Global stock markets were mixed last week but in the main tended to finish the week higher – a resilient performance considering recent events in

Global stock-markets were lower last week. Investors were nervous as a potential US government shut-down loomed with Congress struggling to find consensus on a short-term

…and today (Monday) the benchmark yield has (again) reached its highest level since 2007. The Fed kept rates on hold last week but sent a

European equities were higher last week. The UK’s FTSE 100 put in a particularly good performance – up more than 3%. Asia was mixed, and

Stocks in the U.S. and Europe were lower last week as strong US economic data and rising oil prices weighed on the outlook for inflation