“A disconnect is building between the market’s expectations for the pace and extent of cuts and the resilience of the economy. We therefore expect a period of consolidation ahead”
12 Feb 2024
China is on the move
Chinese EVs can be much cheaper than their Western counterparts giving them a route to increasing market share in Europe and the US
5 Feb 2024
The fragility of trust
It is probably fair to say that no fund manager is as good as he/she is held
up to be nor as bad as they might be accused of being
29 Jan 2024
The Trump spectre looms large
With over nine months to go until the elections, it is still much too early to act on
the back of such assessments
22 Jan 2024
Big isn’t always beautiful
The new financial ‘Whizz Kids’ of Wall Street had allegedly unlocked the secret to ever increasing financial returns from
very little capital
15 Jan 2024
A quandary from McQuarrie
While the odds remain in favour of
equities outperforming bonds over long time periods, it cannot be assured, and
the possibility of being in an unlucky generation of equity investors should not be discounted
10 Jan 2024
Monthly viewpoint – December 2023
There is good value in non-US markets, notably the UK, where valuations are
particularly attractive after a period of relative weakness
8 Jan 2024
New Year. New me. New you. New US?
Is this the year where US equities fall behind? Well, who knows! but there are pockets of value in the US equities universe and it’s important to maintain exposure, especially if you can select the right fund managers to navigate the course
11 Dec 2023
Monthly viewpoint – November 2023
The only notably weak market was oil. The initial surge in price following the Hamas attack on Israel has unwound as fears of a wider Middle East conflict have dissipated
11 Dec 2023
Wall-E Street
AI primarily serves as a supporting function intended to complement our existing strategic/tactical asset allocation and portfolio construction processes rather than replacing it
