Economic Overview The second quarter continued to be shaped by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, but as tensions eased, global equity markets saw a strong recovery in Q2, with optimism a deal could be reached to end the Iran war and open up the Strait of Hormuz. All things AI returned as a […]
Economic Overview Global markets struggled across the board in Q1 for a clear reason, the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East, which led to a major disruption in global energy supply and some damage to middle eastern energy infrastructure. Weakness in US tech stocks, and tech stocks globally, also contributed to weakness across […]
Economic Overview Global markets saw good gains in Q4 25, which topped off another positive year with many indices finishing 2025 near record or multi-year highs. It was also the first year in a while that US stocks were significantly outperformed by non-US stocks. There were various factors that saw the rest of the world […]
Economic Overview Global markets posted strong gains in Q3 2025, backed by continued demand for all things artificial intelligence and technology, while also underpinned by solid corporate earnings and a rate cut from the Federal Reserve in the US. A large variety of assets saw strong rallies, with credit, digital assets and commodities, particularly gold […]
Economic Overview Tariff concerns initially ruled the roost in Q2 2025, before somewhat fading into the background. In contrast to Q1, there was a strong bounce for stockmarkets, as President Trump’s announced tariffs quickly became suspended tariffs. Again, raising the question, are President Trump’s tariffs actually about tariffs, or in some cases, are they leverage […]