by Admin_CentW | Jul 27, 2018 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets pushed higher over the last week, helped by good US earnings news and a US/European trade “agreement”. Despite disappointing results from Facebook and Twitter hitting tech stocks,...
by Admin_CentW | Jul 26, 2018 | Newsletters
Since Donald Trump was elected President back on November 8, 2016 we have focussed on whether we will see Trump the rabble-rousing populist or Trump the business-friendly pragmatist. Despite lots of noise – particularly via Trump’s frequent tweets – for the most part...
by Admin_CentW | Jul 19, 2018 | Newsletters
Ever since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) there has been an obsession with looking for the next recession. In this regard, over the last year or so there has been increasing concern that a flattening yield curve in the US – ie the gap between long-term bond...
by Admin_CentW | Jul 13, 2018 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week There was plenty of volatility this week as equities initially got hit following more detail from the US around additional tariffs on Chinese imports. The announcement actually contained nothing...
by Admin_CentW | Jul 6, 2018 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week Trade war fears continued to cause nervousness over the last week, weighing on Chinese, Japanese and Asian shares generally but US and Eurozone shares rose partly on hopes for a resolution but also...
