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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 »

Market Review – June 2025

UK Sentiment picks up: after a torrid April, UK equity markets rose during May as investor sentiment improved, boosted by hopes of a continued moderation in global trade tensions. The UK and US reached a one-year tariff agreement that will include a baseline 10% tariff on UK imports to the US and cuts to vehicle import... Read More »

Market Review – May 2025

UK Volatility hits markets: President Donald Trump’s announcements on trade tariffs absorbed the limelight during April and, in common with the rest of the world, UK markets were volatile, fluctuating in response to daily newsflow from the US. Having plummeted by over 10% between the end of March and 9 April, the FTSE 100 Index... Read More »

Market Review – April 2025

UK Tariffs take the limelight: UK share prices fell during March as investors became increasingly jittery about the prospect of a global trade war ahead of an expected swathe of worldwide US trade tariffs scheduled to take place on 2 April. The FTSE 100 Index fell by 2.6% over March, while the FTSE 250 Index dropped... Read More »