In recent days, the tone in stock markets seems to have changed from the panic tumbles on high volumes that we saw in mid-March. Volatility as measured by the VIX index has also reduced though still at elevated levels, but generally we have seen less of the 5-6% moves upwards and downwards on a dailyContinue reading “What markets and managers are looking at now.”
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Dad’s Army on the outlook for Global Financial Markets
Wall Street, Davos, Walmington-on-sea – all major financial centres. We checked in with the members of the local Home Guard platoon to get their views on the near-term outlook for global financial markets. Captain Mainwaring Now look here men, I can’t tell you that it’s going to be easy. On the contrary it’s going toContinue reading “Dad’s Army on the outlook for Global Financial Markets”
Laundry List
We are smack bang in the middle of the “market outlook 2019” season. Despite the fact that economic and market fundamentals don’t really recognise the Gregorian calendar, economists, strategists, commentators et al, rush to give their views on what the next 12 months holds – usually conveniently forgetting what they may have said at theContinue reading “Laundry List”