The year 2019 opened to a world of worry, contrasting with the investor optimism prevailing in January 2018. Global equities fell 10.57% in sterling terms over the nal quarter of 2018, erasing most of the previous two quarters’ gains and leaving the loss for the year at 3.27% in sterling.
Download this articleThe sharp falls in equities and bonds during early October overshadowed the benign market conditions of the third quarter of 2018. In the rst half of the month, global equities fell 6.40% in sterling, eradicating the 5.70% gain during the third quarter.
Download this articleGlobal equities and bonds rose 7.01% and 3.30% respectively in sterling over the quarter, with returns enhanced by the pound’s 5.88% fall against the dollar. Central bank announcements confirmed the gradual pace of global monetary tightening.
Download this articleJanuary’s investor optimism moderated in February in the face of stronger-than-anticipated US wage growth and evanesced in March on fears that President Trump’s trade war.
Download this articleGill Lakin, Brompton’s chief investment officer, discusses financial market trends over the final months of 2017 and the prospects for investors in 2018.
Download this articleGill Lakin, Brompton’s chief investment officer, discusses financial market trends for quarter 3 of 2017
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