Insights

20th October 2025
Market Matters – Credit Jitters, Calm Heads
Jamie Dimon’s ‘cockroach’ metaphor might have stolen the headlines this week, a reminder that the odd default can sometimes hint at broader credit fragility, but so ...
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7th October 2025
Markets continue their upward march
September ended without the drama many had feared, and October has begun on a quietly confident note. Equity markets moved higher again last week, with both the ...
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29th September 2025
Market Matters – Investor fatigue shows up as we approach Q3 end
Market Overview Markets seemed to lose a bit of steam last week. After a strong run through the summer, investor appetite flagged as quarter-end approached, with ...
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22nd September 2025
Record Highs for US Stocks as the Fed cuts rates
Markets don’t often make history in September, but last week was an exception. All four of the major US benchmarks, the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow and Russell 2000 ...
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15th September 2025
Market Matters: US Inflation up, Job’s down – Equities up – Go figure!
Market Overview It was one of those weeks where the numbers and the markets seemed to be reading from entirely different scripts. The data darkened as weekly jobless ...
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1st July 2025
S&P 500 sets a new record as Middle East Calms
Market overview As we near the end of the second quarter, US Equities surged to fresh all-time highs, defying the usual post-conflict caution and brushing aside ...
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2nd June 2025
The Rule of Law Meets the Rule of Trump
Markets closed the month with a touch more calm, but clarity remains elusive. Once again, tariffs, courts, and selective optimism vied to claim the market narrative. ...
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19th May 2025
Market Matters – The sound of one hand clapping…
Is it a victory if you are fighting yourself? Despite lingering geopolitical uncertainty, global equities rallied sharply during the week on the back of a tentative ...
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16th May 2025
Market Matters: Recession Resistance
Recession? I recently heard a pundit describe the scope of the US economy and markets on the world stage as being reduced to ‘exceptional’ rather than ...
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7th May 2025
Relief Rally or False Dawn? Markets Search for Direction
Markets staged a solid rebound this week, but beneath the surface, the big question remains: Is this the start of a lasting recovery, or just a pause before the next ...
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28th April 2025
Calm Continues for Now
Market Overview Markets caught their breath last week, helped along by a softer tone from Washington. Equities bounced back firmly, bond yields slipped, and even the ...
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22nd April 2025
Relative Calm as Trump takes a swipe at J Powell
It has been a little over two weeks since the announcement of tariffs – dubbed Liberation Day by the White House – and global equity markets, while off their lows, ...
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