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HOUSE REPORT - Q2 2024
Staying the course
Investors have experienced a positive first quarter of the year, with markets reaching new highs against a backdrop in which economic and market traffic lights have increasingly turned green.
While this will likely continue to support global equity markets, quality and focus will be key going forward.
Guy Monson, our Chief Market Strategist, sets out what investors should focus on.
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Global government debt is 9% above its pre-pandemic rate. Given the busy election year globally, all indications show this is likely to continue to rise. This week Subitha Subramaniam, Head of our Investment Strategy Group, joins Guy Monson to discuss the challenges in bringing these debt levels down...
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Time to favour equities
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Six minute strategy - All change for no change - the UK election and economic policy
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Six minute strategy - Have we conquered inflation?
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Six minute strategy - 100 today: what have we learnt?
We are delighted to share our 100th episode of the Six Minute Strategy. Thank you to all who have watched so regularly through the pandemic, wars and remarkable economic recovery. Reflecting on the extraordinary events of the last four years, what investment implications might they hold for markets...
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Are markets underestimating big tech?
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