- Oil rose 3.4% on the week with Brent at USD 56
- Gold fell 1.8 % to 1315
- Haven assets decline, global equities rise
- North Korea launches second missile over Japan
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Weekly Digest – 10 September 2017
- Oil prices rose 2% on the week with Brent at USD 53.9
- Gold rose 1.9 % to 1347, its third week of gains
- Risk appetite returns as treasuries retreat, stocks advance
- Apple set to launch the iPhone 8 and X models this week
- Hurricane Irma devastates the Caribbean and Florida
Weekly Digest – 3 September 2017
- Oil prices rose 0.6% on the week with Brent at USD52
- Gold rose 2.3 % to 1322, currently at an 11-month high
- North Korea reignites nuclear tensions
- Inflows into ETFs in 2017 exceed $400bn
- Investors look to safe haven asset classes
Weekly Digest – 20 August 2017
- Eurozone GDP growth outpaces expectations
- US-North Korea tensions ease
- Japan reports strong GDP growth
- UK records negative inflation in June
- President Trump disbands Business and Manufacturing forums
Weekly Digest – 13 August 2017
- Oil prices finished the week -0.6% with Brent standing at USD 51.8
- Gold was up 2.4% and silver was up 4.9% on the week
- Global government bond yields continue to fall
- Bitcoin breaks the $4000 barrier
- Global markets react to rising tensions between US and North Korea
Weekly Digest – 6 August 2017
- Oil prices finished the week relatively flat with Brent standing at USD52.46
- Gold fell 0.9% to 1257.6
- Technology shares buoyed by Apple results
- An overall flat week on the markets with some upward momentum on Friday
Weekly Digest – 30 July 2017
- US GDP growth rebounds from disappointing Q1 growth
- Federal Reserve indicates imminent balance sheet normalisation
- US Senate begins healthcare legislation debate
- Brent crude rises 9.3% following Saudi export cuts
- Greece returns to the sovereign debt market after three year hiatus
Weekly Digest – 23 July 2017
- US equities advance to all-time highs
- Bank of Japan revises inflation target deadline
- Euro surges 1.8% versus US Dollar, spurred by ECB meeting
- US Healthcare reforms quashed by lack of congressional support
- US Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigns
Weekly Digest – 16 July 2017
- Oil prices rose 4.7% on the week with Brent standing at USD49 a barrel
- Gold rose 1.4% to 1228.5
- MSCI All-Country World Index set an all-time high for the week closing at 473.78
- More evidence of strength in the global jobs market
Weekly Digest – 9 July 2017
- Oil prices declined just over 2.5% last week
- Drop in global government bonds accelerated
- G20 summit shows the divide between the US and others
- UN security council hold an emergency session in response to North Korea
- Global stocks jumped and are still at near record high