Market update

Market Update - 16th November 2022

Introduction

Inflation and interest rates continue to dominate and influence investment markets as well as savings rates and the housing market, so this is a key element of this month’s Investment Market Update – how the impact of rising mort

October Investment Market Update

The last few weeks have seen turmoil in the UK currency and bond markets on the back of the announcement of the so-called mini-budget.

The last two years have demonstrated that there is no such thing as normality in the investment markets. The pandemic caused the global economy to shut down which was exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Much of the focus of investors has been on the increasing likelihood of a recession, and they are now trying to figure out what this will mean for Central Bank policy, inflation, and financial market performance.

Prospects for the global economy are dimming due to the possibility  of higher interest rates in the United States, China's continued lockdown measures in hopes to reduce COVID-19 infections, and the conflict in Ukraine, which continues to impact Europe and cause global ramifications due to

Monthly market update – June 2022

In the words of Citigroup CEO, Jane Fraser, the markets remain focused on “The three R’s: Rates, Russia and Recession".