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My view on what's going on in the financial markets and the global economy, and a few other things that might interest me from time to time.

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May 21, 20226 min read

Week ended May 20th 2022

Poor US retail earnings and a more pessimistic outlook for FY were the catalysts driving US equities this week. EM was the best performer.

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May 14, 20227 min read

This past week was a downer for equities, saved only by a late-session recovery on Thursday with the rally extending into Friday.

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May 8, 20226 min read

Although 160 S&P 500 companies reported earnings this week, all eyes were on the Fed's and BoE's rate decisions, and on the US jobs report.

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Apr 30, 20228 min read

Sentiment started poorly, stabilised and then tanked, driven generally by earnings with Amazon being a key (negative) driver.

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Apr 9, 20227 min read

This past week was all about the Fed and its increasingly hawkish approach, which seemed to catch investors off-guard.

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Mar 20, 20227 min read

There were no massive surprises this past week as the Fed and BoE did just as expected, and the war in Ukraine unfortunately ground on.

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Mar 12, 20226 min read

It was another volatile week although the direction was fairly clear as investors continued to exit equities and bonds. Inflation is back!

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Feb 12, 20227 min read

A week of two halves. Equities performed well for 3 days and then high CPI and hawkish Fed comments clobbered stocks & bonds.

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Feb 5, 20228 min read

Equities ended up thanks to GOOG and AMZN, and to a strong jobs report on Friday. The BoE raised its Bank Rate, and the ECB stood still.

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