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John Rosier
- 6 days ago
- 8 min
August 2024 Review
Morecambe Bay August Background While I was away in Peru exploring the Amazon and hiking the Inca trail to Machu Pichu, I was...
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John Rosier
- Aug 1
- 9 min
July 2024 Review - New month end high for the JIC Portfolio (at last)
Background It is too early to call the pricking of the AI bubble. In the US, however, there was an apparent rotation out of the...
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John Rosier
- Jul 3
- 10 min
June 2024 Review - Election Fever
Corfu Background The UK and Continental European equity markets were held back by election fever. Despite the UK election results looking...
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John Rosier
- Jun 3
- 9 min
May 2024 - Further progress
Background May turned out to be another strong month for financial assets. Equities led the way, with the NASDAQ Composite up 6.9%, the...
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John Rosier
- May 2
- 9 min
April 2024 Review - That's better!
Background It started to sink in that interest rates in the US would stay higher for longer. Inflation was proving stickier than expected...
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John Rosier
- Apr 5
- 8 min
March 2024 Review
The Newt, Somerset (only for lunch!) March 2024 Background It was easy to make money in March; equities, bonds, commodities, gold, and...
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John Rosier
- Mar 5
- 9 min
February 2024 Review
Background February proved to be a profitable month for equities, particularly in Japan. The Nikkei 225 index experienced a surge of...
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John Rosier
- Feb 5
- 7 min
January 2024 Review
Background Following the super end to 2023, in January came the hangover. Equity and bond markets started on the wrong foot before...
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John Rosier
- Jan 8
- 9 min
December 2023 Review
Background It was a tremendous end to the year for equity and bond investors. Inflation on both sides of the Atlantic came in below...
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John Rosier
- Dec 6, 2023
- 9 min
November 2023 - Review
Background Markets staged a welcome recovery in November. Good news on the inflation front led to a drop in government bond yields. US...
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John Rosier
- Nov 2, 2023
- 9 min
October 2023 Review
Background Another miserable month for financial markets. Government bonds and equities both fell. It started with continued weakness in...
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John Rosier
- Oct 4, 2023
- 9 min
September 2023 Review
Formentor, Mallorca Background How August went, September continued. News on the inflationary front remained encouraging, no more so than...
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John Rosier
- Sep 4, 2023
- 8 min
August 2023 Review
Lady Anne's Way - Between Hawes and Nateby Background Central Banks either side of the Atlantic did not let encouraging news on inflation...
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John Rosier
- Aug 2, 2023
- 9 min
July 2023 Review
Back and refreshed after hiking the Herriot Way in the Yorkshire Dales. Background Good news on inflation. In both the US and, at last,...
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John Rosier
- Jul 5, 2023
- 9 min
June 2023 Review
Background The Federal Reserve, encouraged by improving news on the inflation front, paused rate hikes at its June meeting. The Federal...
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John Rosier
- Jun 2, 2023
- 10 min
May 2023 Review
Background Monthly inflation remains the most eagerly awaited news in financial markets. Investors are desperate to call the peak in the...
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John Rosier
- May 2, 2023
- 10 min
April 2023 Review
Background A semblance of calm returned to markets after the unease in March caused by the sudden death of Silicon Valley Bank. Equity...
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John Rosier
- Apr 4, 2023
- 9 min
March 2023 - Review
Background March saw the spectre of another banking crisis raises its ugly head. It started with the Chairman of the Federal Reserve...
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John Rosier
- Mar 6, 2023
- 9 min
February 2023 - Review
Background After the promising start to 2023 in January, markets were a little more circumspect. Concerns grew that inflation might not...
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John Rosier
- Feb 6, 2023
- 9 min
January 2023 Review
Background It was a brisk start to 2023, with equity markets and government bonds posting solid returns. Markets were looking forward to...
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