The Cambridge Weekly – 19th August 2024

Tornado rather than hurricane After stocks sank in early August, we warned that volatility could ripple on, and the market storm turn into a full-blown hurricane. But last week saw a remarkable dying-down of the volatility, like a whirlwind that passes in an hour:...

The Cambridge Weekly – 5th August 2024

Central bank week It’s been another nervy week for investors. Month-end positioning may have had a part to play in creating ups and downs, but most markets were more focused on interest rate decisions. The Bank of England (BoE) cut, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) hiked, and...

The Cambridge Weekly – 29th July 2024

Don’t fear the rebalance The rough patch for global stocks continues. Equities had a fairly dramatic fall last Wednesday, led yet again by the US large-caps. Wednesday saw both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq experiencing their worst single day losses since 2022, and...

The Cambridge Weekly –22nd July 2024

Shock, rotation, growth? Last week was an astounding week. Capital markets took the attempted assassination of Donald Trump as practical confirmation of his victory in the upcoming presidential election. Equities moved to price in his expected agenda of tax cuts and...