Weekly Market Updates

Markets Amplify Global Headwinds This week was another eventful one for global markets. They fell at the start of the week on news that Trump was going to ramp up

The Shifting Trade War Landscape First, it was the tariffs wars which saw commodities slapped with additional levies, eventually ramping up to all imports from China. Then the focus shifted

Did the FED cut rates too soon? Positive US payroll numbers, strong corporate earnings, and modest growth isn’t normally used as a base case to cut interest rates but this

Will Boris Johnson’s new Brexit Deal Placate both Parliament and Brussels? This week saw the appointment of the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Why it’s time to time to review Monetary Policy Indicators This week the world has been focused on those two hardy perennials, Trump and Brexit. The former for being racist

UK Navy Blocks Iranian Attempt to Capture BP Tanker This week saw the UK get dragged into the simmering Middle East conflict between the US and Iran, when the Royal

Exploring the Divergence between Europe and the US This week was nicely summed up by president Trump’s July 4th reimagining of the 1776 revolutionary war to include ye olde airports;

World Leaders arrive in Osaka for G20 Summit All eyes are on both the G20 and OPEC this week. And while 82% of the worlds proven oil reserves are located

Trump Reverses Course on Iran This week tensions between the US and Iran almost boiled over into full blown conflict; President Trump launched strikes against Iranian radar and missile installations, only