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18th November 2020
With the US Presidential election effectively settled, coronavirus is again the main driver of global equity markets.
11th November 2020
We have previously stated that while the US Presidential election was important, it is progress on a coronavirus vaccine that will have a far greater impact on global equity markets as a vaccine will allow economies to fully reopen and thus speed up the economic recovery.
4th November 2020
Although the polls and news reports over recent weeks have suggested that it was Joe Biden’s (a Democrat) election to lose, we have warned that the US Presidential election was likely to be tight (simply because, as with voting Conservative or for Brexit in the UK, there are potentially lots of Americans that don’t want to admit to voting for Donald Trump) and as a consequence could potentially be contested and decided in the courts.
30th October 2020
It has been a brutal week so far for global equity markets as the tug-of-war contest has seen the winning marker move decisively away from the side with the healthy company earnings (profitability) announcements...
21st October 2020
Unfortunately there is nothing new to write home about so far this week, as the key theme impacting global equity markets is a familiar one: coronavirus negativity is dominating sentiment as global daily new inflection numbers continue to rise, and as a result, lockdown restrictions are being imposed across Europe.
14th October 2020
Although this week’s US Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has been cancelled, it hasn’t stopped the ongoing stimulus shenanigans and rapidly approaching election from continuing to be a large influence on global equity markets.