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Market Review – December 2025

UK A month of two halves: November proved to be a month of two halves for the UK: first, the run-up to the Budget, and then the fallout from the Budget. Amid hopes of a forthcoming cut in interest rates, the FTSE 100 Index flirted with the 10,000-point level during the month, but eventually subsided, dampened... Read More »

Market Review – November 2025

UK Cutting through the noise: despite continuing concerns over the possibility of an AI-fuelled stock market bubble, ongoing global trade tensions, and – closer to home – mounting speculation about possible measures in the UK government’s forthcoming Budget, UK equity markets ended October in positive territory. While the FTSE 250 Index climbed by 0.7%, the blue-chip... Read More »

Market Review – October 2025

UK What’s in the red box? During September, investors became increasingly preoccupied by possible measures in the forthcoming Autumn Budget. Concerns over the state of the UK’s public finances and worries over the possibility of tax increases pushed up the yield on the 30-year gilt to its highest level since 1998. Having grown by 0.4% in... Read More »

Market Review – September 2025

UK Challenges ahead for the big banks? The FTSE 100 Index reached a new all-time high during August amid widespread hopes that the US Federal Reserve will implement an interest-rate cut in September. However, the blue-chip index subsided from its highs towards the end of the month amid speculation that the UK government might levy a... Read More »

Market Review – August 2025

UK FTSE breaches 9,000: the UK equity market performed relatively strongly during July as the blue-chip FTSE 100 Index closed above 9,000 points for the first time.  Over the month as a whole, the FTSE 100 Index rose by 4.2%, boosted by a strong contribution from the mining and pharmaceuticals sectors, while the FTSE 250... Read More »

Market Review – July 2025

UK UK outperforms US over H1: despite a turbulent start to 2025 – compounded by an escalation of ongoing conflict in the Middle East – UK equity markets performed strongly over the first half of the year. The FTSE 100 Index rose by 7.2% on a six-month basis, outperforming the US Dow Jones Industrial Average Index... Read More »