Weekly Market Note

Weekly Market Note

Week of 16 March 2026 This is not merely another week in the markets. It is a week in which global risk is being repriced in real time. The immediate catalyst lies in the Gulf: tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, Brent crude rising above $100 a barrel, and the...
Market Outlook, Week of February 16, 2026

Market Outlook, Week of February 16, 2026

Executive Overview Global financial markets enter mid-February in a phase characterised by relative stability in policy expectations, selective equity leadership, and persistent geopolitical sensitivity. Cross-asset signals suggest neither systemic stress nor...
Global and European Markets, Week of 19 January 2026

Global and European Markets, Week of 19 January 2026

Surface stability, underlying tensions As markets enter the week of 19 January 2026, a semblance of calm dominates. Systemic stress indicators remain contained, implied volatility is moderate, and major indices are confined to narrow trading ranges. Yet beneath this...
Global Market Outlook: Week of 15 December 2025 (The Ultimate Liquidity Stress Test)

Global Market Outlook: Week of 15 December 2025 (The Ultimate Liquidity Stress Test)

As 2025 enters its final act, global markets approach a decisive inflection point: the transition to a structurally tighter liquidity environment. The week of 15 December serves as a crucial barometer of the market’s capacity to digest this new paradigm,...
When Globalisation Cracks: How Economic Fragmentation Is Reshaping Prices, Trade and Supply Security

When Globalisation Cracks: How Economic Fragmentation Is Reshaping Prices, Trade and Supply Security

Across policy circles and boardrooms, one word has quietly become unavoidable: fragmentation. No longer a theoretical concern, it has taken shape in the form of desynchronised supply chains, highly targeted trade restrictions, and a global race to onshore critical...
Critical Week for Markets: Tensions, Transitions, and Opportunities on December 1, 2025

Critical Week for Markets: Tensions, Transitions, and Opportunities on December 1, 2025

Global Context : Markets & Macro Climate The week in Europe opens under a cautious mood: major European stock markets are expected to decline on Monday, awaiting numerous macroeconomic releases, notably manufacturing activity in the eurozone. On the energy and...