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Week ending 8th September 2023.

Week ending 8th September 2023.

11th September 2023

Stocks ended the week lower as mounting oil prices and the potential policy movements by major central banks in the coming weeks added to market uncertainty. It was a short trading week in the US with markets closed on Monday to mark Labour Day.

Week ending 1st September 2023.

Week ending 1st September 2023.

4th September 2023

As you can see from the accompanying table, markets ended the week higher as investors digested a slew of economic data. In the US the much-anticipated Core PCE index (the Feds preferred measure of inflation) matched expectations rising by 0.2% on month in July 2023 and 4.2% on year.

Week ending 25th August 2023.

Week ending 25th August 2023.

29th August 2023

As you can see from the accompanying table markets mostly closed the week higher. On Friday (25 August) Jerome Powell's much anticipated speech at the Jackson Hole symposium provided limited additional insights. Powell dismissed the idea of altering

Week ending 18th August 2023.

Week ending 18th August 2023.

21st August 2023

Markets ended the week lower. On Wednesday (16 August), the minutes from the US Federal Reserve's late July meeting disclosed a divergence amongst policymakers regarding the necessity of further rate hikes.

Week ending 11th August 2023.

Week ending 11th August 2023.

14th August 2023

As you can see from the accompanying table markets ended the week mostly lower as stocks managed to recover some ground as the week unfolded. Investors focussed on US inflation data, with the consumer price index rising 0.2% in July 2023, contributing to a 3.2% year-on-year increase.

Week ending 4th August 2023.

Week ending 4th August 2023.

7th August 2023

The beginning of the week saw a jittery atmosphere in U.S. markets due to Fitch's downgrade of the sovereign credit rating. However, as we mentioned in our weekly market update

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