Market Updates - Riverside Financial Consultants

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: SHARES FLUCTUATE DESPITE GOVERNMENT AND CENTRAL BANK MEASURES Global shares fell sharply at the start of the week after governments introduced stricter rules to contain the spread of the coronavirus; Further support from governments...

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18 Mar 2020

Peter Folan

MARKET UPDATE: GLOBAL SHARES FALL AS SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS RATTLES MARKETS

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS CORONAVIRUS: TOUGHEST WEEK FOR MARKETS IN OVER 30 YEARS Global shares fell at the start of the week after a disagreement between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers about cutting...

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13 Dec 2019

Peter Folan

ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN!

The polls turned out to be accurate this time, as the Conservative party won a majority which keeps Boris Johnson in 10 Downing Street. The Tory campaign focused heavily on “getting Brexit done”, and we expect this policy to be...

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29 Nov 2019

Peter Folan

GLOBAL SHARES FALTER PENDING NEWS ON TRADE

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS TRADE: INITIAL DEAL BETWEEN US AND CHINA REMAINS ELUSIVE Global shares have stopped rising as markets await firm news on trade developments between the US and China; The signals were mixed, as optimism amongst negotiators...

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18 Nov 2019

Peter Folan

MARKET UPDATE: US SHARES HIT ANOTHER RECORD HIGH

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US: TRADE OPTIMISM AND STRONG EARNINGS BOOST SHARES Optimism about progress in trade tensions (see below) and better-than-expected corporate earnings helped US shares hit another record high; Meanwhile, figures released last week showed the country’s...

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