US Presidential Election
President-elect Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in part by building a coalition of voters who had not supported Republican candidates as enthusiastically in the past. Trump won huge numbers of votes in counties with low annual incomes – over 51% of the vote in those counties, surpassing Clinton by nine points. These votes were won…
Read MoreMarket report – 07 November 2016
Overview All eyes will be on the US Presidential election this week. No matter which way the US public decide to vote, volatility is to be expected across all asset classes. A republican victory could be a catalyst for a huge dollar sell off, with many market participants fearful of the damage Donald Trump could…
Read MoreMarket report – 24 October 2016
A relatively quiet week ahead with only a sprinkling of top tier data. Central bankers Mark Carney and Mario Draghi will be speaking on Tuesday, with any notable comments regarding their respective monetary policies likely to create further volatility. Preliminary UK GDP figures (QoQ and YoY Q3) Thursday are forecast to show a contraction in…
Read MoreMarket report – 13 October 2016
GBP Sterling remains a currency that now trades almost exclusively on headlines concerning the country’s upcoming Brexit from the EU. All eyes are upon the governments right to trigger Article 50 without Parliaments consent. “The current situation is anything but stable and another slide would feed concern far more than it would help the UK’s…
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