Asking the Right Questions
Market Recap: Week of May 18th 2015
Market Recap Global equities were mixed last week after a raft of weaker than expected economic reports across the US, China and the Eurozone.
Market Recap: Week of May 11th 2015
Market Recap Financial markets ended a rocky week on a stronger footing, with big gains on Friday pushing the major indices into positive territory for the week, while there was relief for bond investors as yields eased lower.
Market Recap: Week of May 4th 2015
Market Recap: stronger Euro hurts European equities Most of the major equity indices were in the red last week, following weaker than expected economic data, most notably weak first quarter GDP data from the US and the UK.
Market Recap: Week of April 27th 2015
Market Recap Global equity markets moved higher last week as earnings announcements in the technology sector were received well, with investors in Amazon and Microsoft seeing big gains. The movement on some of the technology shares over the past few weeks on the release…
Weekly Market Recap: April 20th 2015
Market Recap After stellar performance the previous week, most of the major global equity indices closed in the red last week. European equities were hardest hit with the German DAX index falling 5.54%. There wasn’t anything particularly noteworthy to explain the decline, other than…
Weekly Market Recap: April 13th 2015
Market Recap Global equity markets surged higher last week, as we were reminded once again that nothing really matters other than the actions of those benevolent central banks. The weaker than expected US jobs report the previous Friday provided the initial springboard for equities,…
Weekly Market Recap: April 6th 2015
Market Recap Global equity markets edged slightly higher despite mixed economic data, in what was a shortened trading week as US and European equity markets were closed for Good Friday. In Europe, the FTSE Eurofirst 300 closed up 0.6% while in the US, the…
Weekly Market Recap: 30th March 2015
Global equity markets were in the red last week, as cracks are starting to widen in the consensus view that the global economy is on an upward trajectory. The spate of data from China last week suggests that the economic slowdown is deepening, the…
Weekly Market Recap: 23rd March 2015
Global equity markets moved higher last week, buoyed by the statement from the US Federal Reserve. While the Fed removed the word “patient” in terms of their stance on interest rate hikes, the downgrading of economic projections was a sign for investors that the…
Weekly Market Recap: 2nd March 2015
Stellar month for equities…. Most of the major equity indices moved higher last week despite mixed economic data and speculation that the US Federal Reserve could move on rate hikes this summer. Last week capped a stellar month for equity markets, with gains of…
