In September we saw a much-anticipated cut in the US Federal Funds rate of 50bps with Federal Reserve Committee minutes mentioning confidence that inflation is moving sustainably towards the 2% target. Outside of the US, China announced a slew of prospective stimulus measures to revitalise their economy.

In September there was a much-anticipated cut in the US Federal Funds rate of 50bps with Federal Reserve Committee minutes mentioning confidence that inflation is moving sustainably towards the 2% target. Outside of the US, China announced a slew of prospective stimulus measures to revitalise their economy.

In September there was a much-anticipated cut in the US Federal Funds rate of 50bps with Federal Reserve Committee minutes mentioning confidence that inflation is moving sustainably towards the 2% target. Outside of the US, China announced a slew of prospective stimulus measures to revitalise their economy.

In September we saw a much-anticipated cut in the US Federal Funds rate of 50bps with Federal Reserve Committee minutes mentioning confidence that inflation is moving sustainably towards the 2% target. Outside of the US, China announced a slew of prospective stimulus measures to revitalise their economy.

In September we saw a much-anticipated cut in the US Federal Funds rate of 50bps with Federal Reserve Committee minutes mentioning confidence that inflation is moving sustainably towards the 2% target. Outside of the US, China announced a slew of prospective stimulus measures to revitalise their economy.

During September, volatility was particularly prevalent at the beginning of the month - in line with During September, volatility was particularly prevalent at the beginning of the month - in line with historical seasonality. historical seasonality.

August was a tale of two halves, starting off on a negative note with the Bloomberg World Index dropping 6.5% in the first few days. One of the catalysts for the negative sentiment was a surprise Bank of Japan (BoJ )rate hike. This caused an unwind of the YEN carry trade. This had been predicated on a weak Yen and relatively low Japanese interest rates and had supported large amounts of Japanese capital moving offshore into foreign equity markets.

August was a tale of two halves, starting off on a negative note with the Bloomberg World Index dropping 6.5% in the first few days. One of the catalysts for the negative sentiment was a surprise Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hike. This caused an unwind of the YEN carry trade. This had been predicated on a weak Yen and relatively low Japanese interest rates and had supported large amounts of Japanese capital moving offshore into foreign equity markets.

August was a tale of two halves, starting off on a negative note with the Bloomberg World Index dropping 6.5% in the first few days. One of the catalysts for the negative sentiment was a surprise Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hike. This caused an unwind of the YEN carry trade. This had been predicated on a weak Yen and relatively low Japanese interest rates and had supported large amounts of Japanese capital moving offshore into foreign equity markets.

August was a tale of two halves, starting off on a negative note with the Bloomberg World Index dropping 6.5% in the first few days. One of the catalysts for the negative sentiment was a surprise Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hike.