Market Updates

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: UK TO REQUEST ARTICLE 50 EXTENSION • Parliament rejected the Prime Minister’s revised Brexit withdrawal deal on Tuesday, as the limited concessions she secured from the EU meant Attorney General Geoffrey Cox could not... 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 week. The ECB’s downgrade to growth forecasts (see below) also knocked sentiment towards Chinese equities.... 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 Prime Minister Theresa May offered MPs a vote on whether to extend Article 50 to... 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 on $200 billion of Chinese goods; • President Trump tweeted that trade officials had made... 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 extend the deadline for trade talks with China; • Officials agreed to continue negotiations in... Learn More