August proved to be a particularly quiet month for markets, with low levels of volatility across equities and bonds, and little by way of significant news flow. Overall the ‘risk on’ environment of July, post the UK Brexit referendum, broadly continued in August: most equity markets rose modestly higher, with emerging markets leading the way and adding 2.5% in the month.
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Weekly Digest – 25 September 2016
- Markets buoyed by central bank meetings
- Bond yields fall after US interest rates kept unchanged
- ‘Hard Brexit’ speculation pushes sterling lower
- Subdued PMI results for the euro area
- Choppy week for oil ahead of OPEC meeting
Weekly Digest – 19 September 2016
- Global bond yields rise in volatile environment
- Mixed US data ahead of Fed meeting
- Sterling falls after Chancellor’s comments
- European markets retreat as industrial production declines
- Reports of oil surplus sends prices lower
Weekly Digest – 11 September 2016
- ECB keep monetary policy on hold
- Fed Governor makes case for rate rise despite poor US data
- Global financial assets sell-off late in the week
- UK services sector strong, whilst trade deficit decreases
- Chinese trade data encouraging
Weekly Digest – 04 September 2016
- US displays lacklustre jobs creation
- Global manufacturing data yields mixed results
- European equities rise despite political rumblings
- Japanese equities rise over prospects of increased monetary stimulus
- Oil weakens following stockpile data