MARKET UPDATE – JUNE 2022

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

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

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...
MARKET UPDATE – NOVEMBER 2021

MARKET UPDATE – NOVEMBER 2021

During September, the New Horizon strategies gave up gains made earlier in the quarter as turbulent equity and bond markets suffered declines due to a broad range of factors. These included concerns about global growth waning due to the highly infectious Delta Covid...
MARKET UPDATE – AUGUST 2021

MARKET UPDATE – AUGUST 2021

The latest World Economic Outlook released by the IMF in late July highlighted the still growing divergence between advanced and emerging market economies. At a global scale, it maintained its forecast 6% growth rate for the world, while upping the rate of growth...