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27th October 2025
Market Matters – “Goldilocks Continues the climb via earnings optimism”
Last week, markets continued their rally, with major indices approaching all-time highs. Momentum that had already been building gained strength after a ...
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21st August 2025
Emily Goldring Appointed Compliance Director at IDAD
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Emily Goldring to Compliance Director at IDAD, as well as her appointment as a full board member of IDAD Limited. Since ...
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18th August 2025
Market Matters- Markets Shake off Inflation Worries.
Market Matters 158 – Markets shake off Inflation worries Despite a steady flow of data that might once have rattled investors, particularly stickier inflation and ...
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11th August 2025
Market Matters – Quiet Week but lots bubbling under the surface
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 ...
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28th July 2025
Market Matters- Summer Calm or the Eye of the Storm?
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 ...
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21st July 2025
MARKET MATTERS – Earnings Power, Policy Pressure!
Market Overview Global financial markets presented a cautiously optimistic picture over the past week, with investor sentiment driven by robust corporate earnings in ...
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14th July 2025
MARKET MATTERS – Continued Volatility Amid All Time Highs
Market Overview In the past week, global trade tensions resurfaced following Trump’s announcement increasing his baseline tariffs on trade partners from 10% to a ...
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23rd June 2025
Middle East Conflict; Central Banks
Market Overview Given the scale of what unfolded last week: a major Middle East conflict, a fragile ceasefire clock, Trump’s tariff threats on standby, and multiple ...
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27th May 2025
Market Matters: When Bonds Start Barking
Market Overview Last week’s modest pullback in most Equity markets wasn’t unexpected. After a sharp and enthusiastic rebound from the initial ...
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1st May 2025
IDAD Performance – Q1 2025
The first quarter of 2025 was relatively steady for stockmarkets, Hong Kong and China being the exception, with strong growth over the 3 months. April, however, ...
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7th April 2025
From Liberation to Isolation: Tariffs Return with Force
Liberation or Isolation: At 78, Donald Trump may not have matched Methuselah’s longevity, but he is reading from a policy playbook that predates modern ...
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27th March 2025
Flying Blind into a Tariff Storm
Markets are flying blind, navigating a macro landscape where the instruments are flashing contradictory warnings. Growth is slowing, inflation remains uncomfortably ...
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