Inflation remains at the forefront of news and investor sentiment. Meanwhile, Japan and China continue to tackle fresh waves of the coronavirus, whilst in Europe and the UK restrictions begin to ease. The UK economy grew to above its pre-pandemic level for the first time, but this was before news of Omicron weighed on economic […]

Global markets have had an uneven start to the year with the main themes from 2021 continuing into the new year – coronavirus, and specifically Omicron, together with inflation and how central banks may look to react have all had an impact on markets this week and will likely be the case over the coming […]

It continues to be a volatile time for markets as the world continues to face Omicron without knowing much about the transmission rate or the severity of this new variant. Inflation is also dominating investor sentiment, particularly as Omicron could bring further supply chain disruptions across the world. Last week’s performance – major stock markets […]

Omicron sends equity markets sharply lower across the world as investors’ confidence is tested and they move out of equities into less risky asset classes such as government bonds. Before the announcement of the new Covid variant, markets were already nervous about the slowing global economic recovery. Last week’s performance – major stock markets S&P […]

It was a fairly muted week for equity markets across the world, with the exception of the UK, where inflation rose to the highest level in almost a decade. In the US, investors weight inflation fears against strong economic data, whilst in China a larger-than-expected stimulus had little effect on markets. In China, the Real […]