Biannual Commodities Update January 2021
The tables turned for commodities during the second half of the year, with an across-the-board rally putting all but oil and coal prices in the black for the year. The steep climbRead More…
The tables turned for commodities during the second half of the year, with an across-the-board rally putting all but oil and coal prices in the black for the year. The steep climbRead More…
Global stock markets rally on good news Good news abounded in November, sending already elevated stock markets to fresh highs as two significant weights were lifted off the neck of financial markets.Read More…
Global stock markets shook off recession fears and geopolitical and trade risks last year to end the year almost a third higher in key developed equity markets, with the MSCI World Index,Read More…
Fear of Global Recession Unraveling Markets The rise of nationalism has created a world more divided than many could have imagined three years ago when Trump took office. The ensuing inward-looking policiesRead More…
Commodities Update First Half 2019 It was a generally positive first half of the year for commodities, with some surprise underperformers. The prospect of trade wars continued to loom over commodity marketsRead More…
Investors waited with bated breath to see what would unfold at the G20 meetings at the end of June. All eyes were on US President Donald Trump and his side-line trade discussionsRead More…
North American stock markets have marched higher this year, reaching historic highs in April in Canada and early May in the US as investors shrugged off concerns about the global economy, US-ChinaRead More…
Recovery in Global Financial Markets Continues Stock markets rallied strongly off their December lows during the first quarter, notwithstanding mounting global economic concerns, a messy and still unresolved Brexit and investors panickingRead More…
It is no secret that 2018 was not as favourable as many investors would have liked. Global financial markets were unstable and unpredictable, with volatility reminiscent of the 2008 financial crisis resurfacingRead More…
Tug of War: Earnings, Interest Rates, and Trade Policy Under Jerome Powell’s chairmanship, Fed policy focus has returned to long-term sustainable growth and economic stability. This is at best a precarious ventureRead More…