Market Updates

MARKET UPDATE: US ASSETS RALLY AS MIDTERM ELECTIONS SPRING NO SURPRISES LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US: EQUITIES RALLY IN AFTERMATH OF MIDTERMS • US equities rallied after the midterm elections, as the Democrats won control of the House of... 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 improved of a soft Brexit; • In the event of an orderly Brexit, the Bank... 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 could not prevent US equities handing back this year’s gains amid concerns about a slowdown... 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 Minister Dominic Raab’s one-hour meeting with Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator; • Raab told... 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, and Asian and European equities followed them down on Thursday; • One of the main... Learn More