2024 January Economic Review
An Overview of the Economic Landscape As we reflect on the past year, there is some solace that despite fears of recession, high interest rates, US and European bank collapses and an escalation of hostilities in the Middle East , we’ve managed to avoid a significant economic downturn. Importantly, the US , as the world’s […]
2023 January Economic Review
Global stock markets delivered a largely flat performance over the past three months, with the positive momentum seen at the end of 2022 being offset by renewed concerns about further interest rate hikes. The UK inflation rate continued to fall, but remained close to 40-year highs Unseasonably warm weather in the UK and Europe caused […]
2022 October Economic Review
Global stock markets were negative once again as investors became increasingly worried about the energy crisis, high inflation and slower economic growth. Liz Truss was elected leader of the Conservative Party and succeeded Boris Johnson as UK prime minister, but resigned 45 days into her tenure following a disastrous fiscal plan. Stock and bond markets […]
2022 April Economic Review
Inflation continued to be elevated, prompting interest rate hikes from major central banks Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created a humanitarian crisis and caused stock market volatility The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic prompted lockdowns in Asia and disrupted supply chains It was a challenging quarter for investors as high inflation, rising interest rates and Russia’s invasion of […]
2022 January Economic Review
Global stock markets struggled over the past three months as rising inflation became a major concern. COVID-19 continued to affect markets and economies, with the Omicron causing some volatility towards the end of 2021. The Bank of England raised interest rates to reel in higher inflation Over the past three months, higher inflation and the […]
2021 October Economic Review
Global stock markets produced good returns for investors over the past three months, but were somewhat volatile. Covid-19 infection rates around the world began to increase once again with the onset of autumn. Inflation rates began to rise as high demand for goods and supply chain disruptions pushed up prices. Throughout the past three months, […]
2021 July Economic Review
Economies continued to recover from the pandemic at different rates around the world, with infection rates rising in some regions Stock markets in Europe and the US led the way, while Asia and the emerging markets struggled Inflation in the UK increased to 2.5%, its highest level since 2018 Since the start of May, there […]
2021 April Economic Review
Global stock markets went up on average over the past three months, lifted by vaccine rollouts The UK began gradually easing lockdown restrictions, although Covid-19 cases started to surge elsewhere in the world Central banks and governments remained supportive of economies, leading to concerns that inflation may rise later in the year During the past […]
2021 January Economic Review
Global stock markets went up as a result of positive news on COVID-19 vaccines. Coronavirus cases surged in many parts of the world as the second wave of the pandemic took hold. Central banks and governments continued to provide financial and monetary support to economies. Over the past three months, rising COVID-19 cases in the […]
2020 October Economic Review
Global stock markets went up during the third quarter as economies began to recover from lockdowns. There was positive news on a potential COVID-19 vaccine and this helped to drive stock markets. Later in the quarter, stock markets became more volatile as shares in technology companies fell and infection rates in the UK and Europe […]
