7 July 2026
One of the key themes shaping current investor sentiment is the widening “productivity gap”; the disconnect between record investment in technologies such as generative and…
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06 July 2026
The week begins with a busy Monday featuring eurozone retail sales and producer price inflation (PPI) data, followed later by the US ISM Services PMI.…
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03 July 2026
Last Friday, we warned that investors were at risk of walking into a payroll trap. The June employment report has now shown why.
The headline story…
World Market Summary
Equity markets recorded another very strong month in May, with the S&P 500 registering eight consecutive weeks of gains. The sky is no longer the limit…
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World Market Summary
April was another month dominated by two forms of crude. Trump’s social media posts and the resulting oil price volatility. Yet, April has been a stellar…
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Macro
Economic data largely deteriorated in Q1 2026, and the strength that was witnessed could well fade as the elevated energy prices associated with the Iran war have an…
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World Market Summary
Market performance in March was naturally characterised by the events in the Middle East. Investors continued to be whipsawed by Trump’s constantly shifting rhetoric on the…
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World Market Summary
Commodities had a bumper year in 2025, but have seemingly found another gear, taking no time to put the pedal to the metal in 2026. Global…
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Macro
As in the previous quarter, economic data was mixed in Q4, and the picture was made murkier by the longest US government shutdown in history, which limited data…
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World Market Summary
December was characterised by growing geopolitical tensions alongside regional divergence in economic growth trends and market performance. Europe led with a 2.7% gain, while the FTSE…
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