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Market Update – 18th August 2020.
18th August 2020
This time last week we thought we would be giving you an update on the progress of the US/China trade tensions following the Phase 1 review over the weekend and potentially something on a new US virus relief stimulus package.
Market Update – 14th August 2020.
14th August 2020
Yesterday’s (13 August 2020) US jobless claims data came in much better than expected.
Market Update – 13th August 2020.
13th August 2020
Yesterday’s US CPI inflation came in higher than expected, with the headline rate rising from 0.6% in June to 1.0% in July, while the core reading, which excludes volatile items such as food and energy, came in at 1.6%, up from 1.2% in June.
Market Update – 12th August 2020.
12th August 2020
This morning’s headlines have been concentrated on the UK’s Q2 GDP data, which showed the UK economy contracted by 20.4%.
Market Update – 11th August 2020.
11th August 2020
Just like parents waiting for their children’s A-Level results this week, equity markets have a nervous wait for this week’s review of the Phase 1 US/China trade deal, given China is currently behind on its agreed US purchases.
Market Update – 7th August 2020.
7th August 2020
While UK equities fell yesterday following the BoE’s monetary policy meeting, coupled with news that the commodity trader and miner, Glencore, was the latest company to announce it was cutting its dividend (which hit all of the miners – a sector that makes up around 10% of the FTSE-100), US equity markets closed higher last night following economic data which showed that fewer Americans filed for jobless benefits.