Market Bulletin
10th November 2020
WeekWatch – ‘…good news about COVID-19’ November 2020
At the time of writing on Monday lunchtime, markets were rising thanks to a rare piece of good news about COVID-19. Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, have said that their experimental vaccine for the virus is more than 90% effective. It's too early to understand
4th November 2020
WeekWatch – ‘Investors remained on edge last week’ November 2020
Investors remained on edge last week as the US election drew closer. It was the worst week for global equity markets since March, with stock indices in Asia, Europe and North America all falling in the final few days before the US goes to the
29th October 2020
WeekWatch – ‘Donald Trump and Joe Biden debate publicly for the final time’ October 2020
Donald Trump and Joe Biden debated publicly for the final time last week, in a session that was more restrained than their first meeting. Viewers were impressed by the performance of both contenders, according to analysis company FiveThirtyEight, which also found that the final debate didn’t have much
20th October 2020
WeekWatch – ‘sharp escalation of no-deal Brexit rhetoric’ October 2020
There was a sharp escalation of no-deal Brexit rhetoric on Friday, after the prime minister said the UK should get ready to end its transition period at the end of the year without a trade deal. Using pointed language, he said the discussions are over
13th October 2020
WeekWatch – ‘Many observers are now predicting that Biden is a firm favourite to win the White House.’ October 2020
Last week began with President Trump being helicoptered back to the White House, after his discharge from hospital on Monday. After contracting COVID-19, the president spent just a few days in hospital before returning to work – attracting criticism for potentially doing so while still
6th October 2020
WeekWatch – “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19…” October 2020
“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” So tweeted Donald Trump on Friday, just one month before the US goes to the polls to elect its next president. Stock markets
29th September 2020
WeekWatch – ‘Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan’ September 2020
There have been plenty of landmark political speeches in the past few months, and last week provided another big one. It came in the form of the chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan, which Rishi Sunak gave after the Treasury scrapped the usual Autumn Budget in favour
22nd September 2020
WeekWatch – ‘ …the US central bank was the biggest driver of markets last week’ September 2020
A statement by the Federal Reserve, the US central bank, was the biggest driver of markets last week – mostly for what it didn’t say. Although the bank confirmed that it will hold interest rates at their very low levels until the end of 2023,
15th September 2020
WeekWatch – ‘US equities steadied last week after their recent fall’ September 2020
US equities steadied last week after their recent fall, which had been prompted by a decline in the share prices of some large technology companies. The fall hasn’t led to a wider sell-off in other markets, and it's also smaller than the large drop in
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