Category Archives: Market Recap

Weekly Market Update: July 11th 2016

Posted on July 11, 2016 by VMcCarthy

Market Recap Global equity markets were mixed last week as the major indices in the US outperformed their counterparts in Europe and Asia. Core government bond yields continued to confound, with the 10-Year German Government bond yield falling to -0.18%. … Continue reading →

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Weekly Market Recap: July 4th 2016

Posted on July 4, 2016 by VMcCarthy

Market Recap After a miserable Monday which saw large declines across all of the major equity market indices, soothing words from ECB President Mario Draghi and his counterpart Mark Carney at the Bank of England helped spur a relief rally … Continue reading →

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Weekly Market Update: June 28th 2016

Posted on June 28, 2016 by VMcCarthy

Financial market participants endured another volatile week, from the Monday exuberance that saw the major European equity indices rally more than 3% as markets priced little chance of BREXIT, to the all-out panic on Friday after the surprise news broke … Continue reading →

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Weekly Market Update: June 20th 2016

Posted on June 20, 2016 by VMcCarthy

Market Recap Global equity markets endured a volatile week as the British referendum on whether to remain or exit the European Union dominated investor’s minds. A rally across risk assets on Friday provided a small amount of relief, but overall … Continue reading →

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Weekly Market Update: June 7th 2016

Posted on June 10, 2016 by VMcCarthy

Market Recap Global equity markets ended the week on a sour note as market participants were caught off guard by much weaker than expected monthly US jobs data from the Bureau of Labour Statistics. The sharp response across equity, bond … Continue reading →

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Weekly Market Update: May 9th 2016

Posted on May 9, 2016 by VMcCarthy

Market Recap Global equity markets continue to struggle, with all of the major equity indices ending lower for the week. Europe and Asia underperformed the US, with the currency backdrop playing a huge part in the divergence of returns this … Continue reading →

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Weekly Market Update: May 3rd 2016

Posted on May 3, 2016 by VMcCarthy

Market Recap Global equity markets were back in the red last week, after ending on a sour note Friday. Concerns over the global economy have not gone away, while earnings season has so far been mixed, most notably for some … Continue reading →

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Weekly Market Update: April 25th 2016

Posted on April 25, 2016 by VMcCarthy

Market Recap Global equity markets moved higher last week while government bond yields rose as investors have put the plethora of risks to one side, preferring to take a glass half full view of the world. The sense of panic … Continue reading →

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Weekly Market Update: February 1st 2016

Posted on February 1, 2016 by VMcCarthy

Market Recap Global equity markets enjoyed another positive week, buoyed by further support from the major Central Banks, this time the Bank of Japan (BOJ) with the introduction of negative interest rates. As well, speculation of a possible production cut … Continue reading →

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Weekly Market Update: January 25th 2016

Posted on January 25, 2016 by VMcCarthy

Market Recap After a difficult start to the week, most of the major equity indices ended the week in positive territory. As expected, ‘Super Mario’ Draghi came to the rescue for markets with reassuring comments that fuelled hope of more … Continue reading →