Multi-Asset: Market Update July 2025
3 minutes read timeQ2 was another eventful period for investors, shaped by shifting trade policies and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Despite these challenges, markets demonstrated resilience as worst-case scenarios did not materialise.
Multi-Asset: June Monthly Commentary
2 minutes read timeLast month, investors had to navigate shifting trade policies and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The 12-day war between Israel and Iran saw the oil price surge on news that the United States had carried out missile strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and then fall back once it became clear that Iran had telegraphed its bombing of a US airbase in Qatar.
Multi-Asset: May Monthly Commentary
< 1 minute read timeNews of a trade deal between the US and China reduced the odds of a recession, sparking a rally in risk assets. The S&P 500 rose 5.4% in sterling terms, supported by another strong earnings season, with year-over-year earnings in Q1 growing 12.9%, beating the market’s expectation of just 6%.