Weekly economic and market update – week ending 17 October, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares were mixed over the past week with US and European shares recovering some of their sharp falls in the prior week but continuing... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 10 October, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets mostly rose again over the last week. US shares had a few wobbles on concerns about excessive valuations and a possible AI... Read more continue reading

Whither 60/40? What comes next?

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The 60/40 portfolio isn’t dead, but is it evolving, and will look different in the future according to GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller.  He says it is time to consider... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 3 October, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets rose strongly over the last week, with optimism for further US rate cuts offsetting the start of another US partial government shutdown. Helped... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 26 September, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Despite a bounce on Friday US shares fell 0.3% over the last week as expectations for Fed rate cuts were wound back, but Eurozone shares... Read more continue reading

Medium term investment returns face five key constraints

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Key points Five mega trends still point to risks of a more inflation prone/lower growth environment than pre-pandemic. These are: a move away from economic rationalist policies; the reversal of... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 19 September, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares mostly rose over the last week as the Fed resumed cutting rates. US, European and Japanese shares all rose but Chinese shares fell... Read more continue reading

Gold at record highs – can it keep going? Implications for investors  

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Key points The gold price has surged to record highs. Key drivers have been central banks increasing their gold reserves, rate cuts, a renewed downtrend in the $US and demand... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 12 September, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares rose over the last week buoyed by expectations for rate cuts in the US. This saw US and Japanese shares rise to new... Read more continue reading

The Fed: laboured

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Clearly a notable feature of recent US economic data has been the revelation that the US labour market is not only softening but hasn’t been in as good a health... Read more continue reading