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Weekly market review (End of Q3)

Starting with the US; last week figures were released saying the economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.9% rather the 3.7% in Q2. This is due to strong consumer spending business investment and residential construction. Recent data in the US shows that new home sales surged to the highest levels since 2008. US Manufacturing…

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Weekly update

After many weeks of anticipation the US central bank decided not to increase interest rates, with 9 out of 10 members voting to keep rates with their current 0 – 0.25% target. The general viewpoint for rates remaining as they are is that recent economic activity could put pressure on inflation without an interest rate…

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Weekly Market Review

In the recent months, inflation has increased, despite this the CPI figures are still close to zero. This suggests a good environment for commodities. There has also been an improvement in the supply/demand balance in the recent months, but a peak in the value of the US dollar and an improvement in China would serve…

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Weekly market update

Currently the emerging markets are facing market crisis, just similar to the one witnessed in 1997. However, this time there will be a higher impact on the developed markets. This is because economic growth and global trade will be affected by lower purchasing power in emerging markets and commodity and other goods markets will be…

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Weekly Market Review

Last week, Dow Jones fell 1,089 points within minutes of Monday’s opening bell and on the other hand  S&P closed 3.9% up on Wednesday, its biggest daily gain since November 2011. This lead to global equity markets experiencing one of the biggest fluctuations between ‘risk off’ to ‘risk on’. The commodity markets also felt the…

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The Global economic slowdown and market volatility

The Chinese economy Slowdown: The Chinese currency has devalued, which has led investors concerned about further devaluing of the currency, despite the People’s Bank of China’s assurance that there is no basis for sustained yuan depreciation. The manufacturing activity in China has also reduced at its fastest rate in more than 6 years. Economic indicators…

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