Weekly Market Update 29 September 2017

Weekly Market Update 29 September 2017

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets pushed higher over the last week as solid economic data and ongoing talk of US tax reform more than offset continuing North Korea worries. US shares rose 0.7%, Eurozone shares gained 1.3%...
Weekly Market Update 29 September 2017

Weekly Market Update 22 September 2017

  Investment markets and key developments over the past week   Global share markets rose over the last week with Japanese shares up 2.5%, Eurozone shares up 0.7%, Chinese shares up 0.2% and US shares up 0.1%. However Australian shares were down 0.2% on rate...
The US Federal Reserve starts quantitative tightening

Where are we in the search for yield?

For some time now, the investment world has been characterised by a search for decent yield paying investments. This “search for yield” actually started last decade but was interrupted by the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the Eurozone debt crisis before resuming...
Weekly Market Update 29 September 2017

Weekly Market Update 15 September 2017

  Investment markets and key developments over the past week   The news flow was generally positive over the past week as investors were encouraged by signs that US Republican tax reform plans were still in play, a lift in inflation across advanced economies...