Despite the risks associated with expensive global share markets, the investment landscape still offers investors prospects for decent returns in 2024. Investment professional Linda Eedes writes that the global…
After a very negative 2022 — when virtually all asset classes suffered in response to soaring inflation and rapidly rising interest rates — Foord’s investment team was not anticipating a bumper year last year.…
Christmas came early for investors after US Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell gifted the markets a ‘dovish hold’. It was the biggest hint yet that the Fed could start to ease the squeeze by cutting interest rates…
There was plenty of thanksgiving in November as global stocks achieved their biggest monthly rally in three years. Investors piled into markets in the growing conviction that central banks had all but won the fight…
Global stock markets fell for a third consecutive month, casting gloom over investors and making this Halloween more ‘trick’ than ‘treat’. Despite optimistic economic data, markets remain spooked by the prospect of…
Thematic Investing — Navigating the Investment Landscape
In the dynamic world of investing, identifying and capitalising on emerging themes can be key to long-term investment success. While change often creates near-term noise, Linda Eedes writes that it also creates…