Market Updates

On 23 August 2019, Omnis will implement a reorganisation of four of its funds, otherwise known as a ‘Scheme of Arrangement’. The changes will result... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: BORIS JOHNSON BECOMES PRIME MINISTER • Boris Johnson won the race to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister and... Learn More

Boris Johnson has succeeded Theresa May as Prime Minister after comfortably winning the Conservative leadership contest. Just over 92,000 party members voted for Boris while... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MONETARY POLICY: CENTRAL BANKS KEEP RATES ON HOLD • The S&P 500 hit a record high after the Federal Reserve... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: FED’S DOVISH TONE BUOYS EQUITIES • US equities rallied after chairman Jay Powell said the Federal Reserve was prepared... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS TRADE: BROADENING OF TENSIONS WEIGHS ON US EQUITIES • US equities fell after US President Donald Trump claimed the US... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: MAY’S RESIGNATION TRIGGERS TORY LEADERSHIP CONTEST • Sterling rose against the US dollar after Theresa May announced she would... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS TRADE: CHINA RAISES TARIFFS ON US GOODS • US equities fell at the start of the week after China raised... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS TRADE: US RAISES TARIFFS ON CHINESE GOODS • US equities fell as President Trump followed through on his pledge to... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US EQUITIES: ROBUST LABOUR MARKET DATA OFFSETS FED GUIDANCE • US equities fell after the Federal Reserve left interest rates... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: S&P 500 HITS RECORD HIGH • Better first-quarter earnings than expected helped the S&P 500 reach a record high... Learn More

ASIA: STIMULUS AND TRADE PROGRESS SUPPORT CHINESE ECONOMY China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that the country’s economy exceeded expectations and grew by 6.4% in... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: ARTICLE 50 EXTENDED UNTIL 31ST OCTOBER • Sterling was relatively muted against the US dollar after the EU granted... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: CROSS-PARTY TALKS START AS UK REQUESTS FURTHER EXTENSION TO ARTICLE 50 • Another round of indicative votes held on... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: UNCERTAINTY WEIGHS ON STERLING • Sterling weakened against the US dollar on Wednesday after a series of ‘indicative votes’... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: EU AGREES TO EXTEND ARTICLE 50 • The Prime Minister wrote to Donald Tusk, President of the European Council,... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: UK TO REQUEST ARTICLE 50 EXTENSION • Parliament rejected the Prime Minister’s revised Brexit withdrawal deal on Tuesday, as... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS CHINA: EXPORTS SLOW IN FEBRUARY A slowdown in exports in February weighed on Chinese equities at the end of the... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: MAY OPEN TO ARTICLE 50 EXTENSION • Domestic UK equities rose, gilt prices fell and sterling rallied as the... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS TRADE: TRUMP EXTENDS TARIFF DEADLINE • US president Donald Trump has delayed the 1st March deadline to increase trade tariffs... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US: TRUMP MAY EXTEND TRADE DEADLINE • US equities rallied as President Trump hinted that he might be prepared to... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: BANK OF ENGLAND SOFTENS TONE AND DOWNGRADES UK OUTLOOK • Sterling weakened against the US dollar after the Bank... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: BANK OF ENGLAND SOFTENS TONE AND DOWNGRADES UK OUTLOOK • Sterling weakened against the US dollar after the Bank... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: LABOUR MAY BACK EXTENSION TO ARTICLE 50 • Sterling rallied against the US dollar after the Labour party hinted... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: PARLIAMENT REJECTS WITHDRAWAL DEAL • The House of Commons inflicted a heavy defeat on Theresa May’s government on Tuesday... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: TRADE TALKS BOOST US AND ASIAN EQUITIES • US and Asian equities climbed higher as mid-level US and Chinese... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: VOLATILE START TO THE YEAR FOR US ASSETS • US equities were dragged down by the tech sector as... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US: FED INTEREST RATE DECISION THWARTS SEASONAL RALLY Global equities fell following the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise US interest... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: TOUGH WEEK FOR MRS MAY DRIVES STERLING VOLATILITY • Sterling fell to a 20-month low against the US dollar... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: TRADE TENSIONS AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK WEIGH ON EQUITIES • Global equities retreated as Canada arrested a senior executive at... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MONETARY POLICY: FED CHANGES TONE • US equities rallied as Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell said interest rates are approaching... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: EU APPROVES WITHDRAWAL DEAL • On Sunday, the EU approved the UK’s withdrawal agreement which covers the exit bill,... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: DRAFT WITHDRAWAL DEAL TRIGGERS VOLATILITY IN UK ASSETS The UK and EU agreed a draft withdrawal deal on Tuesday,... Learn More

MARKET UPDATE: US ASSETS RALLY AS MIDTERM ELECTIONS SPRING NO SURPRISES LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US: EQUITIES RALLY IN AFTERMATH OF MIDTERMS • US... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: STERLING REMAINS SENSITIVE TO BREXIT RHETORIC • Sterling was up over the course of the week as the chances... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: MONETARY POLICY AND TRADE TENSIONS WEIGH ON EQUITIES • Robust growth in gross domestic product in the third quarter... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: MIXED WEEK FOR STERLING AS BREXIT UNCERTAINTY RESURFACES • Sterling weakened at the start of the week following Brexit... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: EQUITIES RATTLED BY TIGHTENING MONETARY CONDITIONS • US equities fell to their lowest level in eight months on Wednesday,... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UNITED STATES: SERVICES SECTOR AND LABOUR MARKET BOOST US ECONOMY Growth in activity in the US services sector, which accounts... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US ECONOMY GROWS AT FASTEST RATE SINCE 2014 Gross Domestic Product grew by 4.1% in the second quarter, its fastest... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS CUSTOMS BILL NARROWLY PASSES THROUGH PARLIAMENT New Brexit Secretary Dominic Rabb disclosed that his department is stepping up preparations for... Learn More

TRUMP FLIES INTO THE UK AS MAY WARNS MPS NOT TO PUT BREXIT AT RISK US president met with Theresa May to talk about Brexit,... Learn More

UK’S BREXIT PLAN AGREED, BUT DAVID DAVIS AND BORIS JOHNSON RESIGN Following a marathon meeting at Chequers, the cabinet has reached an agreement on the... Learn More

‘LAST CALL’ FOR BREXIT AS MAY SET TO OUTLINE THIRD CUSTOMS MODEL European Council president Donald Tusk has issued a “last call” to the UK... Learn More