Market update

In 2022 rising inflation and interest rates were bad for government bonds and equities. In 2023 inflation will come down and interest rates should peak - will it be a better year for markets?

Market Update - 21st December 2022

2022 has been an interesting year with significant market and geopolitical disruption.

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.