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19th April 2022
Whilst in the UK, many were focussing on the Grand National at the weekend, in France, another type of race was taking place. We saw opinion polls for the French presidential election, and whilst the sitting president took the lead, Marine Le Pen is giving Emmanuel Macron a run for his money
11th April 2022
Following allegations of appalling civilian killings in Ukraine, we saw the EU, G7 and US pile on further pressure towards Vladimir Putin by coming together to coordinate further sanctions against Russia.
4th April 2022
It may have been another week, but the themes driving global equity markets remained the same: inflation (and with it the potential for higher interest rates) and the war in Ukraine -
28th March 2022
A number of key markets closed the week higher, and in the final week before British Summer Time begins in the UK, the weather is heating up, and so is inflation.
21st March 2022
We have had a week packed full of central bank monetary policy meetings, coupled with tentative progress in talks between Russia and Ukraine (neutrality) – which was not only positive for global equity markets, but it also helped take some of the speculative heat out of the oil price,
14th March 2022
While the news reports from Ukraine continue to be upsetting and depressing as Russia’s attack is showing no signs of letting up, many of the major equity markets ended the week higher.