FOMC raises rates at their June meeting
US Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers raised interest rates for the second time this year, increasing the key federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points to a range of 1.75% to 2%. The decision was w...
Adviser-Hub 18th Jun 2018
Fidelity International | Market leadership - Tech for tech’s sake?
The technology sector had a strong year in 2017 and investors have begun to question whether the stellar performance means stocks are now overvalued.
Fidelity International 15th Jun 2018
The Week: Why are global investors moving back to the US?
Valuations are expensive, there’s an unpredictable egoist in charge of the economy and stock market growth has been heavily geared to a number of companies whose moral position now looks dang...
Adviser-Hub 14th Jun 2018
Do Factor Returns work in Large Caps?
Smart beta and factor return strategies tend to invest in the liquid, large-cap segment of the market, ensuring that the products are scalable. The downside to this strategy is that large caps receive...
Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2018
Global bond market review|: Political turmoil in Italy
May 2018 Having breached 3% for the first time since 2011 in April, the ten-year US Treasury Bond yield rose above 3.10% in May. As the month progressed, however, Treasury bond yields subsided, dam...
Adviser-Hub 11th Jun 2018
Asian Japan markets review: Asian economies vulnerable to trade tensions
May 2018 Economic growth in Asian countries – particularly Singapore and Hong Kong – is still heavily reliant on merchandise exports, according to Moody’s Investors Service, and e...
Emerging markets review: Argentina raises rates to 40%
May 2018 Sentiment towards emerging markets was undermined during May by speculation that US monetary policy is likely to tighten more aggressively than previously anticipated, and by escalating co...
Europe market review: EU hit by US levies
May 2018 Trade tensions and political instability unsettled European investors during May. Markets were dealt a blow by the news that US President Donald Trump had decided, after all, to impose tar...
UK equity income market review: UK equity indices rise above the tension
May 2018 Despite escalating trade tensions, uncertainties over Brexit, and political instability in Italy, UK equity markets rose during May. The FTSE 100 Index increased by 2.2% and reached a new...
Market briefings looking back at May
A selection of articles, written by our expert investment writers that cover the markets looking back through May.
US market review: Escalating trade tensions
May 2018 The prospect of global trade wars moved closer during May. The US announced that it would start imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico, and also on...
Adviser-Hub 8th Jun 2018
UK equity market review: Macroeconomic issues drive sentiment
May 2018 UK equity markets rose over May as a whole, but investors’ attention was absorbed by Italy’s ongoing political problems, question-marks over the UK Government’s commitmen...
UK bond market review: Gilt yields driven down by demand for safe havens
May 2018 UK gilts experienced a choppy month during May. The yield on the benchmark ten-year government bond rose above 1.55% during the middle of the month, but plummeted towards the end of May as...
The Week: Is the recent emerging market decline terminal?
Emerging markets have suffered over the past few months, as the Dollar has strengthened and US bond yields have risen.
Adviser-Hub 7th Jun 2018
What are the big questions troubling business owners?
Google acts as doctor, therapist and now as management consultant as small business owners seek answers Small business owners make extensive use of the search engine to solve business problems...
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