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Week ending 1st September 2023.
4th September 2023
As you can see from the accompanying table, markets ended the week higher as investors digested a slew of economic data. In the US the much-anticipated Core PCE index (the Feds preferred measure of inflation) matched expectations rising by 0.2% on month in July 2023 and 4.2% on year.
Week ending 25th August 2023.
29th August 2023
As you can see from the accompanying table markets mostly closed the week higher. On Friday (25 August) Jerome Powell's much anticipated speech at the Jackson Hole symposium provided limited additional insights. Powell dismissed the idea of altering
Week ending 18th August 2023.
21st August 2023
Markets ended the week lower. On Wednesday (16 August), the minutes from the US Federal Reserve's late July meeting disclosed a divergence amongst policymakers regarding the necessity of further rate hikes.
Week ending 11th August 2023.
14th August 2023
As you can see from the accompanying table markets ended the week mostly lower as stocks managed to recover some ground as the week unfolded. Investors focussed on US inflation data, with the consumer price index rising 0.2% in July 2023, contributing to a 3.2% year-on-year increase.
Week ending 4th August 2023.
7th August 2023
The beginning of the week saw a jittery atmosphere in U.S. markets due to Fitch's downgrade of the sovereign credit rating. However, as we mentioned in our weekly market update
Week ending 28th July 2023.
31st July 2023
This week, the focus in the markets was squarely on the key policy decisions from the Federal Reserve (Fed), the European Central Bank (ECB), and the Bank of Japan (BOJ).