Market Updates

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS TRADE: US RAISES TARIFFS ON CHINESE GOODS • US equities fell as President Trump followed through on his pledge to increase trade tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods; • There were mixed messages from... 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 unchanged at its latest meeting and claimed it did not see a need for a... 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 on Tuesday; • Industry bellwether Caterpillar beat forecasts, while Facebook shares rallied even though the... 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 the first quarter of the year Omnis view: Stimulus measures and the easing of trade... 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 the UK a six-month extension to the Article 50 deadline; • Meanwhile, the International Monetary... Learn More