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Optimism regarding potential 2024 central bank rate cuts closed out the year on a positive note.
Global financial markets rallied strongly in November and inflationary pressures began to ease in many major economies.
Bond and share markets alike continued their downwards slide in October, as investor sentiment was rocked by rising long-end bond yields.
A quarter of steadily rising bond yields culminated in deteriorating sentiment in September that engulfed markets and led to broad equity sell-offs.
Markets see-sawed in August, partially reversing last month’s bullish tilt as investors touched the brakes on risk assets.
While July saw continued hiking from central banks, there was an overall dovish tilt in market sentiment.
Markets continued to perform their monthly investor sentiment see-saw in June, positively rebounding from the caution demonstrated through May.
May saw more cautious markets in response to a string of negative news, retreating from the more positive sentiment of the previous months.
April saw continued improvement in investment sentiment following bank collapses in the US and Europe in March.
March proved a mixed one for the global economy. A handful of banks collapsed in the United States and Europe, however inflation continues to ease.
February saw a moderate reversal of January’s rally across both risk and defensive assets.
The 2023 calendar year commenced with a strong rally across both growth and defensive asset classes, with growing optimism about a peak in inflation.
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