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Market Shifts Ahead
- 8th January 2024
- Posted by: Celticfp
- Category: Investment Committee
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January kicked off with a bit of a slowdown in the financial markets following the festive season’s highs. The last two months of 2023 had been extraordinary, but the beginning of the new year saw a shift.
Year End Insights
- 15th December 2023
- Posted by: Celticfp
- Category: Investment Committee
The market’s holiday surprises were essentially shaped by central bank figures. Though Andrew Bailey and Christine Lagarde played smaller roles compared to Jerome Powell.
Markets Defy Hikes
- 31st July 2023
- Posted by: Celticfp
- Category: Investment Committee
Understanding the complex world of finance and markets is crucial for every investor. Here’s a simplified breakdown of recent events that have shaped the global economic landscape.
Global Markets: Midyear Analysis
- 3rd July 2023
- Posted by: Celticfp
- Category: Investment Committee
The second quarter witnessed a favourable trend towards global risk assets, despite UK assets falling behind, marking a stark contrast to the gloomy situation back in March…
Global Optimism Amid Disinflation
- 13th June 2023
- Posted by: Celticfp
- Category: Investment Committee
Global equities saw a positive trend last week, as hope for a mild economic downturn in 2023 strengthens. Gains in the stock market have extended beyond large-cap companies to mid and small-cap.
Inflation: Central Banks’ Dilemma
- 9th May 2023
- Posted by: Celticfp
- Category: Investment Committee
Following the recent coronation bank holiday, the UK now turns its attention to the Bank of England (BoE), as its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is anticipated to increase rates by 0.25%.
Balancing Acts
- 27th February 2023
- Posted by: Celticfp
- Category: Investment Committee
Last week saw global equity markets give back some of February’s earlier gains. Even so, global equities have made a total return of around 5% in £-sterling terms since the start of the year.
Markets accept enduring inflation
- 20th February 2023
- Posted by: Celticfp
- Category: Investment Committee
After a surprisingly strong start to the year in January, February has brought market consolidation rather than a continued uptrend – despite the FTSE100 finally passing the 8,000 points mark.
A positive start to 2023?
- 6th January 2023
- Posted by: Celticfp
- Category: Investment Committee
“Welcome to 2023” said the note on the restaurant door. The door was shut, the lights were off, and another note explained that rail strikes meant staff and customers were unable to get there.
Volatile year draws to a close
- 19th December 2022
- Posted by: Celticfp
- Category: Investment Committee
We saw broad and deep losses across asset classes in 2022, as investors feared slowing global growth and priced in sharply tighter monetary policy. Sky-high inflation forced interest rate hikes…
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