Russia Steps Up Pressure On Ukraine
Market Update to 4th March 2022. This week the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia unsurprisingly dominates. Optimism caused by the initial failure to capture the capital, Kyiv, quickly…
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Market Update 25th February 2022 This week Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to declare a full-scale military assault on the Ukraine, although his decision to do so was quite evidently…
Will He or Wont He?
Weekly Update 21 February 2022 This week has been another volatile week for global markets as the stand-off between Russia and Ukraine and its western allies continues. There is much…
Inflation Continues To Put Pressure On Interest Rates
Market Update 11th February 2022 This week the inflation melodrama continued, with US inflation numbers reaching record levels. This set off another round of speculation over interest rates with talk…
Bank Of England Raises Rates To Combat Inflation As Global Markets Post Gains Following 4 Straight Weeks Of Fall
Market Update 4th February 2022 This week’s decisions from the Bank of England and European Central Bank were in line with expectations, but the language used to explain them has…
Last Week Was Another Difficult Week For Markets.
Market Update 28 January 2022 This week our attention turns to the tension along the border of Russia and Ukraine. This doesn’t strictly count as news – the build-up of…
Inflation and Fed Response Drive Market Volatility
Market Update 21st January 2022 This week was another tough one as stocks continued to sell-off. The reason is the same as last week; inflation keeps rising, so expectations of…
Calm Returns But Tech Stocks Under Pressure
Market Update 14th January 2022 This week saw some calm restored to markets after a rocky start to the year. The shock announcement that the US Federal Reserve may accelerate…
2022 Gets Off To A Bumpy Start
Market Update 07 January 2022 Welcome back to the first of this year’s market updates from Private Office Asset Management. This week there was no gentle easing back into the…
Omicron Didn’t Stop Markets Ending The Year High
Market Update 24th December 2021. This week the Omicron variant of Covid-19 continues to spread rapidly but it’s just like getting the common cold in most people and the vaccine,…
Transitory Inflation or Not?
This week US Fed chair Jerome Powell added to market volatility by saying the term ‘transitory’ should be retired from the discussion about interest rates. Powell’s testimony to Congress also…
Stronger Employment And Inflation Story The Same
Market Update 19 November 2021 This week there hasn’t been much for markets to get excited about. Headline inflation figures were up a bit, but the underlying data still suggests…
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