It has been an attention-grabbing month in Japan, with North Korea sending a missile over the Japanese island of Hakkaido which has increased tensions across the area. Prime Minister Shinzo…
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August provided yet another month of positive returns, with low US interest rates continuing to support the emerging markets, in spite of the political volatility surrounding North Korea. However, there…
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United Kingdom
The UK top 100 and all UK shares indices returned 1.63% and 1.41% respectively during August. Sterling’s -2.16% depreciation vs the US dollar was one of the drivers…
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August was a quiet month in the equity markets as a result of the holiday season and light newsflow. The best performing markets were those with higher risk as investors…
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Fixed Interest
The market strengthened during August with the movement influenced by the latest statement from the Fed. Whilst the Fed remains on course to announce measures to unwind its…
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US stocks closed out August with the main indices posting a fifth consecutive monthly gain. The NASDAQ moved into record territory thanks to a rally in biotechnology stocks. Elsewhere, the…
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Fixed Interest
Recent moves in the bond markets have been heavily influenced by speeches from central bankers. In the early part of the month, yield curves were continuing to flatten…
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Japan
Japanese equities had a strong month with the Nikkei 225 breaking through 20,000 towards the end of the month at 20,033, rising 2.14% over the course of the month.…
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Emerging Markets
Emerging market equities continue to be one of the best performing asset classes of 2017; June marking the seventh straight month of portfolio inflows to emerging markets –…
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United States of America
The major US indices have recorded strong gains for the first half of 2017 and continue to trade within a few percentage points of record levels.…
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