by Charles Penn | Apr 6, 2020 | News
Unprecedented quarter or calm before the storm? Our quarterly review puts the events of March into context and considers the road ahead Oil price slump – dangerous or stimulating for economy? Brent crude drops to 2002 levels, creating both threats and...
by Charles Penn | Mar 2, 2020 | News
Coronavirus – hitting too close to home World-wide infections may be reducing, but with new cases appearing close by stock markets are now shock markets – ‘keep calm and carry on’ is once again the best motto for prudent investors. ...
by Charles Penn | Dec 23, 2019 | News
Goodbye 2019 – welcome 2020 and a new decade! 2020 will be interesting As not only the year, but also the decade comes to a close, 2019’s last Cambridge Weekly edition has us reflecting on the larger shifts we are witnessing 2010/2020 – one decade...
by Charles Penn | Oct 22, 2019 | News, Uncategorised
Brexit breakthrough versus Brexit fatigue We have witnessed a second week of improving sentiment in global capital markets, with most equity markets trending higher and bond yields continuing their recovery. However, this was nowhere near the euphoria levels that...
by Charles Penn | Aug 5, 2019 | News
The Elephant and the Little Old Lady: A tale of two Central Banks It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Dickens’ immortal line roughly sums up the differing actions of two of the world’s major central banks this week. In the US, the Federal Reserve...