Market Commentary

French stocks underperforming French stocks fell this week, as investors grew increasingly concerned about a draft budget proposed by Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Barnier hopes to pass a budget, which…

UK inflation higher than expected UK inflation surged to 2.3% in October, up from 1.7% in September, driven by rising energy costs, reinforcing market expectations that the Bank of England…

Trump’s proposed tariffs on imports, tax cuts, and reduced immigration are all likely to push costs and prices in the US up — which raises inflation. His election therefore resulted…

With Donald Trump being elected the 47th president of the United States this week, the market reaction was swift. Tesla was the standout performer on Wednesday, rising 15% in US…

From ballot boxes set on fire, social media spats, assassination attempts and volatile polling data, the reality show the US presidential election has become over the past 10 years has…

The Budget — market impact The market’s response to Chancellor Reeves’ budget on Wednesday was mixed. The FTSE 100, an index of the largest UK companies, remained flat after the…

Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly market roundup. October was a month packed with political events, earnings season and geopolitical conflict. In a month where only the Bank…

Today (Wednesday 30th October), Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first Budget in 14 years. The Budget was perhaps the UK’s most eagerly anticipated in decades, with Reeves…