February 17, 2021

A quiet start to the week on markets, although the ‘canary in the mineshaft’, is tweeting. US 10 year Bond Yields have spiked to 1.5%

A tumultuous week on markets ended in an unceremonious flop. Global equities collapsed earlier in the week, with the fears of an imminent debt crises,

The Bank of England received the memo from global Central Banks and fell into line. The Bank of England had received a wake-up call, with

The Fed left rates unchanged, as expected and promised ‘QE tapering’ anon. This is as expected and cautious. The Fed have recognised the inflation issue,

Equity markets stabilised overnight, after the massive sell-off in global equities, to open the new week. The Chinese Real Estate giant, Evergrande, triggered the market

Asian markets went into freefall (except those closed for holidays) with fears sweeping across markets over the imminent collapse of Chinese Property Conglomerate, Evergrande. Warnings

US Equity markets sold off again Friday, amidst concerns over further disruptions from the virus and political/economic reactions to the ongoing pandemic. The unprecedented monetary

Chinese Retail Sales were significantly lower, while Industrial Production also fell by more than expected, pushing a negative sentiment across Asian markets. The Japanese Tankan

Key US inflation numbers were in line with market expectations, slightly softer than the record peak in the previous month. The headline rate fell from