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It was a busy week for markets, digesting the US midterm elections, fresh inflation data, company earnings and the near-collapse of the crypto exchange FTX. In the midterm elections, with a handful of key states yet to declare voting results, the political control of both the House and the Senate remains undecided. It is clear,…

Over the last couple of weeks, investment markets have been largely supported. Corporate earnings have performed better than expected, with many firms meeting and even beating expectations. Additionally, market participants are starting to believe that we may have passed peak inflation. Leading up to the Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting on Wednesday, investors were asking the…

The market welcomed Rishi Sunak as the UK’s new Prime Minister, in a sign of relief and a belief that he will bring some stability in the period ahead. Since it became clear the leadership contest was a one-horse race, government bond prices have increased, causing yields and the cost of borrowing to fall. Sterling…

Following the departure of Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor, the circus at Westminster has continued this week. Having been in office just 45 days, Liz Truss claimed the title of shortest tenure ever as UK prime minister by announcing her resignation on Thursday. Her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed…

Welcome to the latest edition of Caves Quarterly, where we take a look back over the last few months and look ahead to the future. To read, please click the link below: MHA Caves Wealth Quarterly – Edition 27 (Q3 2022)

It was another turbulent week for financial markets. This week saw yields on UK government bonds climb again (yields rise as prices fall) over worries that the fiscal books continue to look unbalanced and the Friday deadline for Bank of England (BoE) support in that market loomed. In the face of mounting criticism, Chancellor Kwasi…