December saw a resurgence in coronavirus disruption worldwide, leading governments to impose travel restrictions and lockdowns. A new…
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January 2021
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December 2020
November was an eventful month for capital markets. Joseph Biden won the US Presidential election, and there were breakthrough trial results of Covid-19…
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November 2020
Coronavirus cases continued to rise globally in October, and several countries saw a return of lockdown measures aimed at containing the virus. Political…
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October 2020
The global equity market rally that had powered stocks into positive year to date territory lost steam in September. The MSCI World ended…
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September 2020
Global stocks recorded their largest August gain since 1986. Apple became the first US listed company to reach a $2tn market capitalization. The…
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August 2020
In July, the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic was seen on a national level in quarterly GDP data. The US recorded a…
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July 2020
In June, many governments moved to ease lockdown measures and restart their economies. Equity markets continued to trend higher on the positive news…
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June 2020
May saw a continuation of the recovery of market sentiment seen in April. Equity markets continued to rally and towards the end of…
After an eventful 2020, the New Year began with several major changes. Joseph Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United…