Developed economy stock markets have performed well in July. The Top UK 100 Companies continued its recovery following the result of the EU referendum,…
Investment Comment
August 2016
Investment Comment
July 2016
The UK’s vote to leave the EU was the dominating economic event of June. We have addressed the consequences of the vote in…
Investment Comment
June 2016
May was a month of relative calm in much of the world economy. Major western stock markets were flat or up slightly over…
Investment Comment
May 2016
European stock indices were up in April: the Top UK 100 Companies was up 1.6%, and the EuroStoxx 50 was up 2.5%. The Nikkei…
Investment Comment
April 2016
Markets were broadly flat in the UK, Europe and Japan in March. The US was an exception, with the market rising 4.1% over…
Investment Comment
March 2016
February saw some stability return to the stock markets following the volatility of January. In the UK, for example, the Top UK 100 Companies…
Investment Comment
February 2016
The oil price continued to drive investment sentiment as 2016 got under way. For the opening weeks of the year oil continued to…
Investment Comment
January 2016
In the UK, the Autumn Statement saw the government continue attempts to curb burgeoning numbers of buy-to-let landlords. A 3% increase in stamp…
Most of the developed economy stock markets produced a positive return in August with the Top UK 100 Companies up 0.85%, the EuroStoxx 50…