The Cambridge Weekly – 2nd May 2023

Inflation running out of money Over the past few weeks, we have observed how markets have been hanging in a fine balance, as evidenced by the rather directionless and decreasingly volatile bond, equity and currency markets. We are not the only ones who see it that...

The Cambridge Weekly – 24th April 2023

Prospects of a warm spring Another relatively quiet week meant a generally benign environment for risk assets. In our last Weekly, we discussed how low-volatility markets tend to rise, which prompted some questions from readers, so we’ll explain our thoughts later in...

The Cambridge Weekly – 17th April 2023

Return of calm bodes well for spring Easter lies behind us and the second quarter of the year ahead. Considering how unnerving the first three months of the year were, UK investors in globally diversified multi-asset portfolios (akin to the ones we manage) have not...

The Cambridge Weekly – 11th April 2023

Spring of hope following winter of doom? This year began in anticipation of imminent global recession, but imminent did not mean immediate, and as the second quarter gets under way, the chances of a global recession may be less now than they were. The chart below is...

The Cambridge Weekly – 3rd April 2023

Markets put bank stress behind, but challenges remain The first quarter of 2023 is now behind us, and while March ran the whole gamut of emotions for investors,we end the month (and quarter) on a fairly positive and quiet note. For the average UK investor who holds...

The Cambridge Weekly – 27th March 2023

Swiss parochialism backfires March continues to provide investors with the opposite of the ‘steady-as-she-goes’ environment of January and February. News last week of consumer price inflation in the UK rising again, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England...