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June 2021 – Why we are staying optimistic
The fifth month of 2021 will not go down as an important month for global investors. Most equity and bond market investors made some positive – but relatively modest – gains during May. And whilst COVID-19 vaccination progress across many countries has been notable over recent weeks, the general economic outlook across the U.K., United States...
May 2021 – Now it’s May, do you go away?
April was another interesting month, with gains across almost all global stock markets led by the United States, but closely followed by the U.K. and Europe. Whilst the former two were significantly aided by continued COVID-19 vaccine progress and associated national reopening, Europe has started to make some progress too. Certainly,...
April 2021 – Inflation: The dog that barked in the night
Key Takeaways As a result of a slow emergence from lockdown, financial markets have spent much of 2021 obsessing about building inflationary pressures. Europe’s economic recovery has been postponed again. Until COVID-19 is completely beaten, international commerce will continue to be impaired. Financial markets have spent much of 2021 to date...