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Money Matters – 27 March 2024
Guy Foster, Chief Strategist, discusses recent dovish interest rate announcements from central banks, while Janet Mui, Head of Market Analysis, analyses purchasing manager indices data
Money Matters – 20 March 2024
Guy Foster, Chief Strategist, discusses improvement in the UK housing market and its effect on the wider economy, while Janet Mui, Head of Market Analysis,
Money Matters – 13 March 2024
Guy Foster, Chief Strategist, discusses the UK and US budgets, while Janet Mui, Head of Market Analysis, analyses the latest US jobs report. There was
Money Matters – 6 March 2024
Guy Foster, Chief Strategist, discusses recent economic growth data, while Janet Mui, Head of Market Analysis, analyses US inflation and consumer spending data. The trend
Money Matters 27 February 2024
Guy Foster, Chief Strategist, discusses earnings results from the Magnificent Seven and how these microeconomic factors are affecting the markets. One topic dominated markets last
Money Matters 22 February 2024
Guy Foster, Chief Strategist, discusses UK economic growth data while Janet Mui, Head of Market Analysis, examines US and UK inflation data. Last week was
Money Matters 1 February 2024
Guy Foster, Chief Strategist, discusses end-of-month market performance and recent central bank policy announcements, while Janet Mui, Head of Market Analysis, looks at the latest
Money Matters 25 January 2024
Guy Foster, Chief Strategist, discusses global market performance following the S&P 500 surpassing its previous all-time high, while Janet Mui, Head of Market Analysis, analyses
Money Matters 18 January 2024
Guy Foster, Chief Strategist, discusses the risks of escalating tensions in the Red Sea, while Janet Mui, Head of Market Analysis, analyses the latest US
Money Matters 11 January 2024
Janet Mui, Head of Market Analysis, discusses new US jobs data and what this could mean for inflation, and the impact of falling oil prices.
Money Matters 21 December 2023
Guy Foster, our Chief Strategist, analyses US inflation figures, interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve and Bank of England, and Chinese economic data. The
Money Matters 14 December 2023
Markets rally on US payroll figures Markets ended the week with mixed results on the back of varied economic data. In the US, the S&P
Money Matters 7 December 2023
Stocks in the green as inflation cools Most markets finished the week in the green as inflation cooled in the US and eurozone. The UK’s
Money Matters 30 November 2023
Markets respond to mixed economic data Markets were mixed in a week that saw the release of differing economic data. The UK’s FTSE 100 dropped
Money Matters 23 November 2023
Stock markets rise as inflation eases Stock markets rose last week as data showed signs of easing inflation in several major economies. Inflation data for
Money Matters 16 November 2023
Stocks mixed on hawkish central bank comments Stocks gave a mixed performance last week following hawkish comments from central bank policymakers. After enjoying its longest
Money Matters 8 November 2023
Stocks rally on interest rate optimism Global equities rallied last week on expectations that interest rates may have finally reached their peak. The S&P 500
Money Matters 2 November 2023
Markets in the red over geopolitical tensions Most stock markets finished the week in the red as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continued to