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Global stock markets were higher post the weekend’s French elections. The 2 front-runners, far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the French presidential election, triggering a runoff on May 7 between two r

Global stock markets were lower last Thursday as rising geopolitical tensions sapped investor risk appetite. We would not expect political risks to fade with the important French Presidential election set to take place this weekend (23rd of April). We hav

Global stock markets were lower overnight, as rising geopolitical tensions between the US and North Korea put investor sentiment to the test. While stocks were lower, the “risk-off” mood saw safe havens such as gold and the Japanese Yen rally.

Global stock markets slipped on the first day of the quarter and overall markets appear to be struggling to find a clear direction.   Looking ahead to the second quarter of 2017, analyst and investor focus is turning to whether political developments will

Global markets traded in a small range and were generally higher overnight. Given the strong rally in markets post the US Presidential election, the question is what should investors do now? Bill Gross, former Head of the world’s largest Bond Manager P

Global markets were generally lower on Friday, although the US market made a late surge which saw the Dow Jones index experience its 11th straight day of gains (the longest since 1987). Wall Street is trading at record levels since the election of Donald

Last week was full of corporate earnings announcements across Australia & NZ, and there will be more of the same this week. As we have discussed in the past, during earnings season the focus of investors generally shifts away from economic issues with the

Global markets were generally higher on Friday as US stocks jumped to another record and crude oil rallied and investors reignited reflation trades while awaiting details of the Trump administration’s plan to cut taxes. Former Goldman Sachs president Gary

Global markets sold off overnight, as political risks outweighed corporate earnings strength offshore.    Trump has continued to spark controversy, most recently with his orders around banning immigration from certain countries. A busy start to the Presid