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House report Q4 2020
A delicate balancing act
In this quarter's edition of the House Report, we ask how, in the midst of the worst economic downturn in living memory, is it possible that the majority of global asset prices are higher than they were before the virus emerged last December.
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Market news – 25 January 2021
ECB keeping options open but remaining firmly in easing mode The ECB left current policies unchanged at their January meeting last week, reiterating that they will support recovery in a “holistic and multi-faceted” way. The committee left the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) at €1.85trn noting that the…
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Six minute strategy: Can the rally continue?
Since the end of the third quarter in 2020, the equity rally has been extraordinary, with sterling investors seeing a 20% rise in equities, and this has continued into 2021. Guy Monson reviews whether this exuberance can keep going despite some worrying signs, including the beginning of a…
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Natural disaster, relief effort and reopening
COVID-19 is a tragic natural disaster. For investors, a natural disaster is profoundly different to the typical end of cycle scenario that is usually precipitated by a tightening of monetary policy or a financial crisis. Understanding the massive coordinated government response, in an environment of no blame, has…
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Market news – 18 January 2021
Risk rally pauses for breath as US rates and the dollar rise Equities were slightly lower over the week, weighed on by rising uncertainty over the timing of the return to economic “normality” as Covid infection rates rose rapidly around the globe. The rapid rise US treasury yields…
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