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Created: Friday, 01 February 2019
Market Insight
Calm is returning to the markets, but it remains to be seen whether this will last
Has the beginning of a new year brought investors to their senses? This is a legitimate question given the dramatic difference in the way in which markets have performed over the last two months. Rising equity markets, the rally in corporate bonds, higher 10-year US Treasury yields and a more stable US currency are all examples of...
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Created: Saturday, 01 December 2018
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The end of the cycle is upon the financial community
One month seems indistinguishable from the next for investors, with November proving just as complicated as October on the financial markets. While the disruption seen in October, on the stock markets in particular, can be attributed to a downward adjustment in 2019 economic and earnings forecasts, November’s movement seems...
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Created: Monday, 01 October 2018
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Are investors starting to have confidence in the future again?
After a turbulent summer, equity markets re-bounded in early autumn. However, the air of uncertainty that drove the erratic performance of stock markets over the summer still persists.
Although investors were reassured by the United States’ more moderate tariffs on Chinese goods, the threat of a trade war has...
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