Global update: Higher interest rates on the horizon
Despite the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, major equity markets around the world ended 2021 in positive territory, boosted by mounting hopes that the variant would prove less serious than...
Adviser-Hub 13th Jan 2022
Global update: Inflationary headaches intensify
Global equity markets generally fell over November as investors digested new of the discovery of the new “Omicron” variant of the Covid-19 virus in South Africa, which triggered concerns that the econ...
Adviser-Hub 2nd Dec 2021
Global market review: Higher inflation for longer
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the world is facing inflationary pressures that will be “higher and longer than expected”.
Adviser-Hub 3rd Nov 2021
Global update: Gathering clouds
Investor sentiment during September was a hostage to concerns over faltering economic growth, rising inflation, surging energy prices, and an increasingly hawkish tone from central banks, compounded b...
Adviser-Hub 11th Oct 2021
Global update: The beginning of the end
The US Federal Reserve may start to reduce its stimulus measures sooner than expected.
Adviser-Hub 2nd Sep 2021
Global update: Investors rattled by Delta spread
Mounting inflationary pressures and the continued spread of the Delta coronavirus variant raised fresh questions over the outlook for economic recovery.
Adviser-Hub 6th Aug 2021
Global update: Growth and inflation are on the rise
Prospects for inflation and interest rates continued to garner headlines during June.
Adviser-Hub 15th Jul 2021
Global update: Markets gripped by inflation fears
Although global equity markets generally ended May in positive territory, investor sentiment during the month was affected by growing concerns that mounting inflationary pressures could lead to higher...
Adviser-Hub 9th Jun 2021
Global update: A November to remember
It was a November for investors to remember as a widespread focus on the perceived safe havens of gold and government bonds was replaced by renewed interest in equities.
Adviser-Hub 8th Dec 2020
Global update: Rising infection levels knock sentiment
Share prices generally fell during September amid concerns over rising infection levels and their potential impact on economic activity. Investors’ worries were compounded by doubts over Brexit negoti...
Adviser-Hub 14th Oct 2020
Global bond market review: Bond yields plunge in August
Bond yields slid during August as nervous investors headed for perceived “safe-haven” assets such as government bonds and gold.
Adviser-Hub 16th Sep 2019
Global update: Brexit: no further forward
The third anniversary of the Brexit referendum came and went in June, and still the issue of Brexit remained up in the air.
Adviser-Hub 4th Jul 2019
Global bond market review: European slowdown drives demand for bonds
Fears of an economic slowdown in Europe rattled investors during March, and European government bond yields fell as investors sought perceived safe havens.
Adviser-Hub 17th Apr 2019
Global update: The eleventh hour...
With Brexit still unresolved and the clock counting down to the 29 March deadline, Prime Minister Theresa May announced that a second “meaningful vote” on her Brexit deal will be held by 12 March.
Adviser-Hub 6th Mar 2019
Global update: Brexit: more talk, no action?
Having dominated financial markets in 2018, political issues intensified into 2019 in the UK and the US. The UK inched closer towards the Brexit deadline without any sign of a resolution.
Adviser-Hub 5th Feb 2019
Global bond market review: Rising risks to sovereign ratings
After a challenging 2018, risks to sovereign ratings are set to intensify in 2019. According to credit ratings agency Fitch, global financial conditions are tightening, political and geopolitical fact...
Adviser-Hub 18th Dec 2018
Global update: Deal or no deal … or no Brexit at all?
Months of Brexit speculation and uncertainty came to a head in November as the UK and the EU finally succeeded in reaching a Brexit deal.
Adviser-Hub 7th Dec 2018
Global update: October’s global sell-off
October proved a torrid month for investors as equity markets fell heavily. The global sell-off was attributed to a range of factors, including concerns over Italy’s budget, wider worries about Brexit...
Adviser-Hub 9th Nov 2018
Global update: EU rejects Chequers plan
he possibility of a hard Brexit came more sharply into focus during September as an EU summit in Salzburg rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers plan. European Council (EC) President Don...
Adviser-Hub 2nd Oct 2018
Global update: What's next for Nafta?
Trade talks took a fresh turn during August as the US and Canada failed to reach agreement over the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta).
Adviser-Hub 5th Sep 2018
Global update: Deal or no deal?
Investors became increasingly preoccupied by the possibility of a “no-deal” Brexit during July as the UK’s Parliament broke up for the summer recess.
Adviser-Hub 9th Aug 2018
Trade tensions intensify
Financial markets in June were soured by the rapidly deteriorating trade relationship between the US and China. The IMF warned that the US’s aggressive trade strategy risked harming the global economy...
Adviser-Hub 2nd Jul 2018
Global update: Trade wars on the horizon
May 2018 Corporate news took a back seat during May as political developments directed investor sentiment. The possibility of an international trade war moved closer during the month as the US pres...
Adviser-Hub 4th Jun 2018
Corporate activity grips UK markets
April 2018 Despite ongoing Brexit-related uncertainties and fresh political instability in the UK, newsflow during April was dominated by a wave of corporate activity. Elsewhere, the ECB reassured...
Adviser-Hub 1st May 2018
Global update: Rising US protectionism knocks sentiment
Investor sentiment during March was marred by mounting levels of US protectionism.
Adviser-Hub 6th Apr 2018
Global update: Global sell-off in February
February 2018 Equity markets experienced a global sell-off during early February triggered by concerns that US interest rates might rise more rapidly than previously expected. Equity indices in the...
Adviser-Hub 2nd Mar 2018
Global update: A strong 2017 for global equity markets
December 2017 Although global equity market returns were relatively muted during December, annualised performance from leading equity indices was very strong. The US, Germany, Japan, Brazil and Ind...
Adviser-Hub 10th Jan 2018
Global update: Stable outlook for sovereigns
The outlook for sovereign creditworthiness in 2018 is generally stable, according to credit ratings agency Moody’s, underpinned by expectations that the “healthy” and “synchronised” global economic gr...
Adviser-Hub 12th Dec 2017
Global update: Renewed aggression from North Korea
North Korea returned to the forefront of investors’ awareness in November following its decision to fire another ballistic missile towards Japan.
Adviser-Hub 5th Dec 2017
Global update: Politics dominate in October
Politics grabbed the spotlight during October, and global investor sentiment was affected by mounting political crisis in Spain, General Elections in Japan and Austria, and continuing developments.
Adviser-Hub 7th Nov 2017
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