HELPLINE: 
MARKET UPDATE – JULY 2022
Worst first-half market performance for half a century Stock markets notched up their worst first-half performance since 1970 in the face of fears that tackling sky-high inflation may come at the cost of the global economy’s post-Covid recovery. Recession has become...
MARKET UPDATE – JUNE 2022
MARKETS VOLATILE BUT CHINA STIMULUS LIFTS MOOD It was an exceptionally volatile month for stock markets with the main developed market indices losing substantial ground before experiencing a bear market rally in the closing days of May. A trifecta of factors was...
MARKET UPDATE – MARCH 2022
The anticipation of Russia invading Ukraine knocked stock markets towards the end of February. Share indices fell between 4% and 8% in the days leading up to the invasion on February 24, but then recovered as the initial sanctions announced were seen as being less...
MARKET UPDATE – FEBRUARY 2022
It’s been a rough start to the year. Geopolitical tensions between the US and Russia have become increasingly acute but it is nervous anticipation of the US Federal Reserve withdrawing monetary policy support that has been the main cause of a spike in financial market...