Weekly market & economic update – week ending 7 February, 2014

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Key events of the past week and implications While the past week got off to a bad start after a weather affected slump in the US ISM manufacturing conditions index,

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 17 January, 2014

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Key events of the past week and implications The start to the year in share markets has been a bit messy, particularly in Japan, China and Australia, whereas bonds have

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 13 December

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Key events of the past week and implications US taper talk yet again dominated over the past week, as a US budget deal and more strong economic data was seen

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Weekly market & economic update, week ending 6 December

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Key events of the past week and implications An avalanche of mostly good news out of the US has become bad news for share markets as it is seen as

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 29 November

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week saw global shares continue their upward drift helped by mostly good economic data, good news regarding Iran and more

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Weekly market & economic update week ending 22 November

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week was dominated yet again by ongoing noise around when the Fed will start to taper its quantitative easing program.

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Weekly market & economic update – 15 November 2013

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week saw a bit of nervousness in investment markets early on regarding the prospects for a Fed tapering in December,

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 8 November

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 Key events of the past week and implications The past week saw US shares pushed lower by increasing fears that the Fed will start to taper its quantitative easing program

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 1 November

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week saw share markets gain but indications from the Fed that it has left open the possibility of a December

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 25 October

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week saw share markets lose a bit of momentum after a couple of weeks of strong gains, with growth trades

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