Month: August 2022

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Weekly Update – 29 August 2022

Markets last week The scenic ski resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, briefly became the centre of the financial world between Thursday and Saturday last week, when it hosted the US Federal Reserve (Fed) economic symposium from where vital communications for the markets were eagerly awaited.   Before the gathering, markets positioned themselves for a relatively dovish…
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Weekly Update – 22 August 2022

Markets last week Last week we saw the beginning of a change within financial markets regarding the rate rises and potential rate cuts that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is likely to implement. This movement was triggered mostly by the minutes of the July Fed meeting. Reading the commentary carefully, investors realised that the Fed…
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Weekly Update – 15 August 2022

Markets last week The week was dominated by US inflation readings and the market reaction to them. The US CPI (consumer price index) fell from 9.1% to 8.5% and the PPI (producer price index) dropped from 11.3% to 9.8%. Although in both cases the fall in energy prices over the previous month was almost entirely responsible…
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