Micron technology on, stock markets off (as is starmer)
The reason behind Micron’s stellar numbers? Datacentre demand for the US$1tn+ company’s memory chips is outpacing supply.
Market Overview
Muted market reaction as UK pm Starmer resigns
Here we go again. News broke on Monday morning that UK prime minister Keir Starmer, has resigned from his role after just short of two years in the job.
Markets digest key events
Global equity and bond markets finished last week little changed despite a series of keenly anticipated macroeconomic events…
US regional banking sector instability continues
Problems in the US regional banking sector continued to rumble on last week and resulted in the second largest bank failure in US history…
US inflation continues to cool
Our Weekly Market Overview from Quilter Cheviot By Alan McIntosh, Chief Investment Strategist The US consumer price index (CPI) for March brought encouraging news on …
Stocks recover as bond yields stabilise
A fairly uneventful week in terms of economic news and releases saw global markets end higher, boosted by a strong Friday session in the US…
Stocks pull back as bond yields rise
Global stock markets pared recent gains last week, with the MSCI All Country World index falling 1.4% on the week but still closing around 7% higher year-to-date.
Fed remarks reassure investors
The surest sign yet that the Federal Reserve (Fed) are set to imminently slow the pace of their interest rate increases was cheered by investors last week…
Stocks rise on hints of Fed slowdown
There were steady gains for global equities last week, with the MSCI All Country World Index adding 1.5%. Most the move higher occurred after the release of minutes from…
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