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Markets absorbed macro and political shocks with resilience, leaving global equities broadly unchanged. The UK outperformed (+2.7%), Europe gained (+2.3%), and the ...

Equity markets remain directionless at the index level but highly rotational beneath the surface. While the S&P 500 has been fairly flat over the last rolling ...

Market leadership rotated sharply toward US value stocks, As investors sold Big Tech despite solid earnings, driven by rising scepticism about the cost and payback ...

Greenland geopolitics briefly unsettled markets with early‑week risk aversion triggered by renewed US rhetoric over Greenland and tariff threats. The episode ...

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Equity leadership broadened beyond the US: Japan led the week (up 4%+), with EM and Asia ex-Japan also delivering mid-single-digit gains; China was positive, UK ...

By Ian Lowes, former Financial Adviser and owner of IFA firm Lowes Financial Management For many in the UK advisory community, structured products remain a ...

By Ian Lowes, former Financial Adviser and owner of IFA firm Lowes Financial Management Financial planning rests on assumptions about longevity, inflation and ...

The UK once played a meaningful role in the development of retail structured investments; it now lags its peers — raising the question of whether the regulatory and ...

Markets have started the year calmly: Despite headlines (including Venezuela and US political noise), equities have been steady, bond yields slightly lower, and ...

Happy New Year to all our readers, and best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2026. Markets have begun the year in a relatively orderly fashion, although beneath ...

Equity markets finished the week in better shape than they started. The UK led the way (+2.6% for the FTSE 100), Europe added around +1.1%, and the US was marginally ...