MARKET UPDATE – APRIL 2025

MARKET UPDATE – APRIL 2025

TARIFF TENSIONS AND GLOBAL INVESTMENT SHIFTS It was a tumultuous first quarter for global markets and investors. President Trump signed a stream of executive orders that signalled that the US was moving into a vastly different political, economic, and administrative...
MARKET UPDATE – MARCH 2025

MARKET UPDATE – MARCH 2025

US AND JAPANESE EQUITIES STRUGGLE WHILE EUROPEAN SHARES RISE “THE US EQUITY MARKETS HAVE NOW SHED THEIR POST-ELECTION GAINS.” Europe and the UK outperformed in February, with the MSCI Europe (ex UK) index rising by 3.7% and the FTSE All Share index by 1.3%. China’s...
MARKET UPDATE – MARCH 2025

MARKET UPDATE – FEBRUARY 2025

FURTHER GAINS FOR GLOBAL MARKETS WITH EUROPE LEADING THE WAY Stock markets experienced solid gains in January, despite late-month volatility. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 4.7%, the S&P 500 advanced by 2.8%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.6%....
MARKET UPDATE – JANUARY 2025

MARKET UPDATE – JANUARY 2025

WEAK END TO YEAR OF US LARGE-CAP EQUITY DOMINANCE “BITCOIN MORE THAN DOUBLED, WHILE GOLD SHONE AS A SAFE HAVEN, RECORDING ITS STRONGEST ANNUAL GAIN SINCE 2010” 2024 delivered another impressive year for asset returns, buoyed by stronger than expected economic growth...
MARKET UPDATE – DECEMBER 2024

MARKET UPDATE – DECEMBER 2024

US EQUITIES AND CRYPTO ASSETS SURGE ON TRUMP VICTORY US equity markets continued to rally in November, with the S&P 500 posting its strongest monthly performance this year, gaining 5.7% and surpassing the 6,000 index level. The rally was fuelled by several...