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Overview: Central banks challenge goldilocks assumptionsSurprisingly decent monthly returns were soured on the last day of January when the US Federal Reserve dampened the mood by repeating the message that rate cuts will begin later than markets anticipate. That this reiteration led...

The first month of the year is behind us and, despite what many expected, returns were positive for most investors. Following the initial hangover from last year’s tremendous Santa Rally, risk asset markets continued on their upward trajectory. That was until the...

What hasn’t already been said about the M7 or Magnificent-7 that would be new news? Apple, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft, Meta & Google saw a collective total return jump of USD 107% in 2023 according to Bloomberg. The prospects of faster profits...

Overview: Positive growth sentiment returnsAfter January’s bumpy start, and the volatile two weeks that followed, it looks like investors are finding their feet again. Almost entirely across the board, regional equity markets are up another healthy amount, with even China managing another...

After the bumpy ‘hangover’ start and the volatile two weeks that followed, it looks like investors are finding their feet again, slowly turning January into a far more positive month than many had expected following the very strong rally into the year-end....

Now the fanfare of the FTSE 100s 40th anniversary has died down its worth examining just how underwhelming its performance is compared with global peers – as highlighted by Bloomberg’s John Authers at the time. The spectre of Brexit undoubtedly casts a...

2024 ESG outlook –The five key trends that could shape ESG investing this year The next 12 months are likely to be another eventful period for ESG investing and its development. We run through the top five trends investors will have to...

Overview: ‘Lower, slower’ replaces ‘Higher for longer’Positive sentiment, driven by expectations of an imminent and significant onset of rate cuts, began to wane last week, and global capital markets resumed their volatile path of last year. The combination of a distinct slowing...

This week, global capital markets resumed their volatile path of last year, as the positive sentiment, driven by expectations of an imminent and significant onset of rate cuts, began to wane somewhat. The combination of a distinct slowing in the downward trajectory...

Overview: a bumpy upwards path aheadThe equity market’s New Year malaise lasted no longer than usual. Last week, European equities recovered the previous week’s losses while US indices moved ahead smartly. However, softness in global banks hit the FTSE 100, as did...

Every hangover comes to an end and the equity market’s malaise lasted no longer than usual. After refusing to get out of bed last week, this week the markets decided to go to work. Europe recovered last week’s losses while US indices...

Overview: After the party, the hangover After the Christmas party, January perhaps started with a bit of a hangover. After an exceptional last two months of 2023, both equity and bond prices fell back last week as trading volumes normalised. UK and...

The first week of January feeling is eerily reminiscent of one year ago: strikes, endless rain and then everything else that causes the usual January blues. Yet investors in diversified global investment portfolios will get a positive surprise when they look at...

Policy and politics set to play a pivotal role in 2024 Heading into 2024, capital markets are in a somewhat contradictory position. Global growth has been slow (and in some places negative) for some time, while central banks have raised interest rates...

The full edition of the this Tatton Weekly presents our outlook for 2024, which we compiled over the past two weeks, which can be downloaded from the Adviser Resources page on this website. Inevitably, much of what we write depends on the...

Overview: Commodities send a soggy signalAfter a gangbusters November for global capital markets, December is also currently on a positive track with trading volumes higher than November’s averages generally, suggesting quite a bit of capital is being put to work by investors....

We review November’s cheery asset performance below. Early December is also currently on a positive track and trading volumes have been higher than November’s averages generally, suggesting quite a bit of capital is being put to work by investors. Global bond yields...

Overview: December brings a price shock reversalExpectations are growing for Eurozone rate cuts in time for Easter. Speculation intensified followed the release of provisional European inflation data for November that surprised on the low side for the third month running. Overall consumer...

November brought investors the opposite of October and turned most portfolio returns into positive mid-single-digit numbers for the year. As we have written here over the past weeks, the distinct turn in sentiment that drove markets in November was, once again, mostly...

Type-2 diabetes and obesity ‘GLP-1’ drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have been hailed as breakthrough treatments. They work by mimicking the hormone released after eating which increases insulin production, reducing appetite and ultimately making patients feel fuller. The health benefits of combating obesity...