Week ending 30th July 2021.

Week ending 30th July 2021.

2nd August 2021

This week’s big event was Wednesday’s (28 July 2021) Fed monetary policy meeting – and given the recent conflicting views from a number of individual Fed policymakers, we were all over the statement and accompanying press conference, looking for clues and any subtle changes in the wording covering growth and inflation, which would help us formulate when the central bank is likely to start tightening monetary policy.

Week ending 23rd July 2021.

Week ending 23rd July 2021.

26th July 2021

Following a turbulent start, markets ended the week with a flourish, seeing the majority of major indices close higher.

Week ending 16th July 2021.

Week ending 16th July 2021.

20th July 2021

Global equity markets ended the week slightly lower thanks to renewed concerns that increasing coronavirus infections will weaken the economic recovery, especially given that today’s University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index unexpectedly declined.

Week ending 9th July 2021.

Week ending 9th July 2021.

12th July 2021

Despite the fact that most of the major global equities ended the week broadly flat, it was a very volatile week.

Week ending 2nd July 2021.

Week ending 2nd July 2021.

5th July 2021

Despite all the focus on this week’s US employment report, unfortunately it was again difficult to get a clear picture of the US employment market.

Week ending 25th June 2021.

Week ending 25th June 2021.

28th June 2021

After last week’s ‘dot plot’ shocker from the US central bank, all eyes were on this week’s UK monetary policy meeting and US PCE reading.

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