News & Insights

14th April 2025
Trade Wars, Tariffs, and Market Turmoil
In my entire investment career, I cannot remember a week quite like the one just passed. The speed with which investor sentiment swung from abject fear to sudden ...
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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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17th March 2025
Catnip Bounce or Market Bottom ?
Markets rebounded sharply despite worsening economic signals, leaving investors questioning whether this is a short-lived rally or a true bottom. Inflation remains ...
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11th March 2025
It Just Got Ugly
I honestly can’t remember when financial markets faced such widespread uncertainty. Conflicting economic data is clouding the outlook, while the White House’s ...
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4th March 2025
Mood music has turned sombre
Market Overview Even before Friday night’s shambolic press conference between Trump and Zelenskiy, the mood of investors had turned decidedly sombre. In stark ...
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17th February 2025
Still feels like a Bull Market
Market Overview There is a danger when you have to write a weekly overview of market matters that you can get myopically focussed on day-to-day market movements. ...
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10th February 2025
Will Tariffs Bark or Bite? BOE Cuts…
Market Overview It was a rollercoaster week for global markets as investors, market commentators, institutional money managers, governments, and everyone involved in ...
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3rd February 2025
DeepSeek Disrupts the Status Quo
I can’t quite remember a week with so much news flow; thankfully, China was shut for its New Year holiday, so that part of the world wasn’t adding to the ...
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21st January 2025
Trump 2.0 & All Time High for FTSE 100
’Twas the week before Trump, and all through the Street,Markets were nervous, bonds faced retreat.Inflation was rising, both Stateside and Brit,With fears of more ...
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18th December 2024
Market Update: Key Financial Rates, Indices, and Product Pricing – December 18, 2024
The below and download offers a comprehensive market update as of November 06, 2024, covering various asset classes and financial instruments. Key sections include: ...
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8th August 2024
IDAD’s ESG INITIATIVE
Throughout 2024, IDAD endeavors to execute four charitable events, one per quarter, demonstrating our commitment to social responsibility and community engagement. ...
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