February was a month to forget for US market participants. Whilst President Trump’s first term was a positive one for markets, like many sequels, Trump 2.0 has been disappointing thus far. https://t.co/Y8pINbjcKF
The main event in January was Trump’s return to the White House, but his welcome was short-lived as DeepSeek tested the narrative of US exceptionalism.
For a deep dive into this and more, check out January’s Global Market Insights. https://t.co/rXVvfXaYMf
As Americans sat down to tuck into their Thanksgiving turkey, all major US indices traded around their all-time-highs. For more investor insight, check out November’s Global Market Insights.
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This October was especially festive, characterised by a spooky bond market. For more on this, the highly anticipated US election and the UK budget announcement, check out this month’s Global Market Insights.
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Upcoming webinar announcement!
On 4 November at 16:30 BST, we will discuss the latest UK budget to be released on 30 October, any changes to tax, and its potential effects.
Register your attendance and ask any questions by using the link below.
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The Federal Reserve commenced its interest rate cutting cycle with a pre-emptive 0.5% move after declaring its war on inflation over, whilst the real wars in Europe and the Middle East rage on. For more insight into September markets check out this month’s Global Market Insights.
Markets were unsettled at the start of August, leading to the volatility index having its largest ever intraday increase on the day coined “Black Monday.” For more, check out August’s Global Market Insights. https://t.co/bMHVMvsQ1O
In most respects for investors, July was the polar opposite of June in that small-caps led, the dollar weakened and mega-cap technology lagged. For more, check out July’s Global Market Insights.
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We are thrilled to announce that WH Ireland has been selected as a finalist in the Best AIM Portfolio Service category of the 2024 Growth Investment Awards! Congratulations to our fellow finalists in this category. https://t.co/czDUjumsW5
We are pleased to announce WH Ireland Capital Markets has been acquired by Zeus.
“This transaction secures an outcome which the Directors believe is beneficial in respect of the overall strategy of the Group.”
-Phillip Wale, CEO of WH Ireland plc
Equities and bonds went their separate ways in February as the former produced strong returns with only a few exceptions. For more insight on interest rate cuts, AI activity and record index highs, check out February’s Global Market Insights: https://t.co/0arxajUn6m
January’s equity market performance has historically been consistently strong, to the extent that the term ‘January Effect’ has been coined for this anomaly. Find out more in this month’s Global Market Insights: https://t.co/eQU3hUo0FX
Bonds, equities, property and commodities all sold off but gold regained its safe haven status and rose sharply in October. Find out more in this month’s Global Markets Insights. https://t.co/CHacSyDsPu
Our Head of Wealth Management, Michael Bishop, recently spoke to @FTAdviser to discuss the momentum of our Wealth Management division as it transforms into a full-service wealth manager. Read the full article here: https://t.co/YggUw0mM7I
Wayfarer Quarterly Commentary for Q3: To pivot or not to pivot? That was the question on investor’s lips throughout the third quarter of 2022.
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Global Market Insights September 2022: It was a painful month for investors as asset classes sold off fairly indiscriminately. Correlations between bonds and equities remained high, evidenced by falls of more than 10% in a wide range of markets. Read more: https://t.co/1glnfX1viT