Market Updates

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: US INFECTIONS OVERSHADOW UK AND EU RECOVERY Global shares fell after a spike in the number of coronavirus infections in several of the US states that were among the earliest to ease social distancing... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: GOOD NEWS OVERSHADOWED BY NEW INFECTIONS Global shares started the week strongly after the Federal Reserve (US central bank) said it would start buying bonds issued by companies as part of its effort to... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: SHARES FALL AS OPTIMISM FADES US shares started the week strongly, especially the technology-heavy NASDAQ index, amid optimism about the restart of business activity following the coronavirus-enforced lockdown; However, global shares ended the week... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: BRIGHTER OUTLOOK DRIVES SHARES Optimism about the global economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic helped to drive shares higher, as US employment unexpectedly rose in May and the European Central Bank announced new support... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS- TENSIONS BETWEEN US AND CHINA LINGER Global shares rose as the easing of lockdown restrictions continued around the world and details of further economic support measures emerged in the EU and Japan (see below);... Learn More