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15th June 2020
As Marie Curie once said “I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy”, and that is also true for investing as equity markets have this week reminded us that the path for global equities is never smooth or easy
8th June 2020
Global equity markets rose strongly over the week after strong US employment data indicated, as we have been forecasting, that the coronavirus outbreak is a transient issue and as a result the global recovery will be V-shaped.
1st June 2020
As you can see from the accompanying table, global equity markets ended the week (and the month) higher as markets finally appear to be appreciating that the equity market and economic crash we saw in February and March isn’t like any of its predecessors, simply because the coronavirus outbreak, while horrible, is only a transient issue
26th May 2020
As you can see from the accompanying table, with the exception of Hong Kong and China, global equity markets rose strongly over the week – which more than recouped the previous week’s losses and clearly highlights the benefits of taking a long-term approach to investing.
18th May 2020
It has been a volatile week for global equity markets. Although the overall tone was very much glass half empty, most equity markets headed into this weekend in a much more upbeat mood, as markets started to focus on the reopening of more countries and improving US consumer sentiment.
11th May 2020
The major global equity markets ended the week in positive territory despite more economic data showing the economic damage being brought about by the coronavirus outbreak.