Macro
In our last commentary we stated that Central banks in the west had taken the first baby steps towards normalisation of interest rates. Whilst the actual moves…
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Summary
The banks had a strong performance in 2021 and are on the path to similar results in 2022. In 2021, the S&P Regional Bank Index was…
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The media is currently being dominated by the geopolitical crisis in Ukraine so I thought it opportune to share our thoughts on what has…
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Macro
Well it’s begun. The first baby steps on the path towards normalisation of monetary policy in the West, that were not even considered a possibility last January,…
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My weekend away has not had the most relaxing of starts!
I suggest we stay calm and keep things in perspective.
Volumes and liquidity within markets had…
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The energy crisis is making front page news in the UK and elsewhere around the world. What is going on? Most importantly, what opportunities and risks does the energy…
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It is said that procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
For many of us, the need to do (or review) our will never makes it…
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Extreme valuations, SPACs, meme stocks and Tesla have dominated the financial press recently. On the contrary, Japan has been largely ignored.
Where in certain parts of global markets…
Macro
Shortages were the main theme of the quarter be it the ongoing semiconductor saga, staff, ships or even latterly, energy. No negative prices for oil at the…
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The year 2020 will be remembered for many things by financial market participants. To name but three we have experienced one of the fastest bear markets in history, the quickest…
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