Author: Liv Thorne

Happy New Year to all our readers, and best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2026. Markets have begun the year in a relatively orderly fashion, although beneath ...

Equity markets finished the week in better shape than they started. The UK led the way (+2.6% for the FTSE 100), Europe added around +1.1%, and the US was marginally ...

Equity markets spent the week treading water rather than delivering a decisive end-of-year surge. Japan and broader emerging markets crept higher, Europe and the UK ...

Markets ended the week with a distinctly muted tone. Despite plenty of discussion around year-end rallies and seasonal tailwinds, price action suggests investors ...

We saw 144 new products during the quarter – definitely a record – and 120 maturities. Annualised returns across all products are now over 10% per annum, which is ...

It should have been a cleaner week than this. The longest US government shutdown in history is finally over, the lights are coming back on across Washington, and the ...

After six months of relentless gains, global markets finally took a breath. The week felt less like a sell-off and more like fatigue, investors pausing for breath ...

Alliteration is one of the last great art forms no? The Hang Seng was closed for the Lunar New Year, while the Nikkei 225 was closed for Japan’s National Day ...

Last week, markets continued their rally, with major indices approaching all-time highs. Momentum that had already been building gained strength after a ...

Market Matters 158 – Markets shake off Inflation worries Despite a steady flow of data that might once have rattled investors, particularly stickier inflation and ...

Market Overview After last Friday’s wobble, markets regained their footing this week. Global equities are back within sight of record highs, helped by a combination ...

Summer calm or the eye of the storm? After returning from a summer break in Turkey (if you can call it a break with a villa full of teenagers at drinking age) I feel ...