Ear to the Ground
The conflict between the Ukraine and Russia continued to take centre stage this week. With no sign of de-escalation, countries and companies continue to try and exert pressure on Russia in whichever way they can. Countries around the world continue to increase trade…
Ear to the Ground
Within this article we focus our attention on the conflict in the Ukraine and the impact it has had to date on financial markets and the economy. Firstly however, we acknowledge that the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia has captured the thoughts and feelings…
Monthly Update 28/02/2022
Monthly Update28 February 2022 The Fund posted a return of -1.51% for February, outperforming the sector average return of -1.74%. After a positive start for equity markets they fell away sharply as the unfortunate events in Ukraine unfolded. From an economic and market perspective, this and the subsequent reaction we have seen from other countries […]
Ear to the Ground
Unfortunately the main news this week is the very sad events which are now developing in the Ukraine. I think we are all aware of what is now happening so I won’t look to go into detail. The UK, EU and the US began with a round of sanctions as their initial response and it is likely that these will be ramped up…
Ear to the Ground
In a further sign that certain stocks are priced for perfection we saw another technology stock take a tumble this week when it missed on expectations. This time it was Roblox, the open gaming platform, who on Wednesday saw their share price fall 26.6%…
Ear to the Ground
Inflation again took centre stage on Thursday as the US released their latest figures. Headline CPI came out at a rather eye-watering 7.5%, the highest reading since February 1982 and above market consensus of 7.2%. Core CPI…
Ear to the Ground
This week we expected the Bank of England meeting on Thursday to sit at the top of the agenda. However, activity in certain equities this week has eclipsed this and moved into top spot. On Thursday we saw Facebook parent Meta’s share…
Monthly Update 31/01/2022
Monthly Update31 January 2022 The Fund posted a return of -3.60% for January, outperforming the sector average return of -4.75%. Equity markets struggled in January, with many posting negative returns. The potential that inflation was becoming more engrained and interest rates would need to rise, raised concern that central banks would start to remove the […]
Ear to the Ground
All eyes were on the US Federal Reserve this week as they met to discuss interest rates and the size of the central bank balance sheet. Last week we reported that the likelihood was that they would leave rates…
Ear to the Ground
This has certainly been a week for headlines. There does not seem to be a week where we don’t mention inflation and this week will prove no exception.
