Market Monitor – 17 April 2020
The coronavirus-powered global stock market rollercoaster has shown no sign of returning to normal over the Easter period. Indices all over the world continue to fluctuate in the face of terrible economic news and forecasts, as well as ongoing uncertainty.
Market Monitor – 6 April 2020
Stock markets around the world have slipped back to some extent over recent days, but have largely managed to hold on to the solid gains they clawed back last week.
Market Monitor – 30 March 2020
Although a huge amount of uncertainty remains about the potential duration and intensity of the coronavirus pandemic – and its knock-on effects on the world economy – global stock markets bounced back strongly last week.
Market Monitor – 23 March 2020
Wall Street was the most notable loser among global stock markets last week, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 indices recording their worst seven-day performance since the depths of the financial crisis in 2008.
Tackling the ‘Unknown Unknowns’: How active managers manage unforeseen risks
Active managers are better positioned than passive managers to guard against and react to unforeseen risks, such as the Covid-19 crisis
Market Updates: Uk Equities, European Equities, Fixed Income and Multi-asset
We roundup the latest investment team updates in the above fields.
Covid-19: what exactly is going viral?
The coronavirus outbreak is extremely complex, with the fear of the virus so far seemingly greater than its actual impact. The economic consequences, however, are very real.
Coronavirus: Earthquakes, aftershocks and recovery
Aftershocks are a frequent and disruptive result of an earthquake caused by the displacement effects of the main shock. While alarming themselves, they are often a reasonably predictable outcome of the main event. Large earthquakes can have hundreds of aftershocks. While there are familiar patterns to the distribution and magnitude of aftershocks, there can be surprises. However, they typically tend to decline in magnitude and frequency with time.
Recession risks: Coronavirus + oil shock + what else?
To begin with, supply was the concern, but now demand is at risk. What is without doubt is that recession risks are elevated.Recession
European equities: Coronavirus market volatility – performance update
Markets are very weak and volatile, as you would expect with such uncertainty around the Covid-19 outbreak.
