by Charles Penn | Apr 23, 2019 | News
£-Sterling ‘applauds’ prospect of Brexit delay The last week of February was void of significant economic or monetary market drivers, which left global investors to observe the political news-flow. The US President and UK’s Theresa May were therefore quickly...
by Charles Penn | Apr 23, 2019 | News
Progress? We prognosticated in January that we thought it likely that the impossible US President Trump would reach a trade deal with China before the hapless UK prime minister would achieve a constructive divorce settlement with the EU. This week both issues appeared...
by Charles Penn | Apr 23, 2019 | News
Investment perspectives for different Brexit outcomes As the market recovery resumes, Trump and Brexit will determine its longevity Corporate earnings: Sunny first, potential for drizzle later Corporate earnings growth is underpinning the ongoing recovery, but can it...
by Charles Penn | Apr 23, 2019 | News
Spring time from here? It is quite incredible how much investor sentiment has changed over the past 4 months. At Christmas, equity markets had suffered a decline from their September highs, which had many market commentators suggesting that the end of this prolonged...
by Charles Penn | Apr 15, 2019 | News
Cambridge Weekly Update 15 April 2019 Brexit in-limbo aside, sentiment is improving Even though our prediction that Brexit would neither happen on 29 March nor 12 April has turned into reality, there seems little point in celebrating. Yes, the immediate threat of a...
by Charles Penn | Apr 8, 2019 | News
Happy 10th birthday, choppy bull market Frustrating political divisions have drowned out the 10th anniversary of what many have called the most unloved equity bull market in history. Broad based equity market investors (those who held their nerve) have enjoyed...