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Key News To Note   UK inflation and interest rates Data released on 16 Aug shows that UK inflation has slowed to 6.8% in July compared to the 7.9% in the previous month. Lower gas and electricity costs were the main drivers behind the sharp decline in headline UK inflation to 6.9%. Core inflation (which excludes… Continue reading Market Overview August 2023

Macroeconomic/ geopolitical developments The MASSIVE week for market data and events resulted in an extension of the 2023 “risk on” theme from January into February. Wednesday’s FOMC decision to hike rates 0.25% as expected was met with a perception of a slightly more dovish tone from Fed Chair Powell. In addition, both the Bank of… Continue reading Key Macro-Watch in the first week of February 2023

Stock indices trying to base From mid-June, the major global stock averages have secured solid rebounds from within the bear markets that have gripped equity markets and risky assets throughout the first half of 2022. The recent gains are for now viewed as bear market rebounds as opposed to sustainable recoveries, with the US benchmark… Continue reading Key Economic Events – Week Commencing 27th June 2022

Recently, major investment institutions have submitted their 13F reports for Q1 of 2022 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announcing changes in their own positions. The 13F reports, which are required by the SEC to be filed within 45 days of the end of each quarter by investment institutions with more than $100… Continue reading 2022 Q1 Institutional Form 13F Quarterly Report Analysis

March proved to be a crucial month of divided market sentiment, with the first half starting off extremely depressed and mournful.  Since the ides of March, or Tuesday the 15th, the broader market began a strong rally through to the end of the month where market sentiment experienced a significant pickup. All three major U.S.… Continue reading Bullseye Financial Global Financial Markets Review – Q1 2022

As the shortest month of the year, this past February felt incredibly long to investors. Headlines for the month included continual high inflation, expected interest rate hikes, poor earnings outlooks for giants, escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine, U.S. sanctions against Russia; all dramatically driving up market volatility. During the month, the three major U.S.… Continue reading Bullseye Financial Global Financial Markets Review – February 2022

Why you should watch the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is an often-overlooked set of economic data, but that anyone investing and trading in the global financial markets should be aware of. There are various sources of Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), but the main two we will focus on here… Continue reading Market Data Research: Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)

Author:  Dr. Wei Shi – CIO/Director Recently, major investment institutions have submitted their 13F reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for Q4 of 2021.  The 13F reports, which are required by the SEC to be filed within 45 days of the end of each quarter by investment institutions with more than $100… Continue reading 2021 Q3 Institutional Form 13F Quarterly Report Analysis

UK Inflation Data in the Spotlight For the UK financial markets, the standout data point this coming week will be the UK inflation data for January released on Wednesday 16th February. This data comes on the back of the release last week of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, which came in above consensus… Continue reading Market Scenario Analysis: UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) in focus