All GMW's were correct at the time of going to publish
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December
Global Markets Weekly - 22 December 2011
Markets boosted by cheap money and some good economic news
Global Markets Weekly - 16 December 2011
Markets sink as confidence in euro-zone accord and liquidity evaporate
Global Markets Weekly - 9 December 2011
Risk assets broadly unchanged in face of euro summit
Global Markets Weekly - 2 December 2011
Market takes heart from policy action around the world
November
Global Markets Weekly - 25 November 2011
Euro worries drive markets lower
Global Markets Weekly - 18 November 2011
Market rally stalls with investor worries focussed on the euro-zone
Global Markets Weekly - 11 November 2011
Investors on the sidelines as politicians dominate the headlines and central banks the markets
Global Markets Weekly - 4 November 2011
Markets reverse as Greece debt solution threatens to unravel once again
October
Global Markets Weekly - 28 October 2011
Rally continues on the back of euro summit andstrong US economic growth
Global Markets Weekly - 21 October 2011
Markets tugged back and forth by hopes and fears over Euro crisis summit
Global Markets Weekly - 14 October 2011
Markets continue to rally from oversold levels as news remains benign
Global Markets Weekly - 7 October 2011
Markets rally as policy-makers express their positive intentions
September
Global Markets Weekly - 30 September 2011
Risks assets get a boost as the G20 meeting gets policy-makers focused on solving the euro-zone debt crisis
Global Markets Weekly - 23 September 2011
Operation Twist is met by shouts of "sell"
Global Markets Weekly - 16 September 2011
Equities bounce back as Greek default fears and the lure of safe havens subside
Global Markets Weekly - 9 September 2011
Markets struggle with pricing in risks of recession
Global Markets Weekly - 2 September 2011
Markets rally from oversold levels
August
Global Markets Weekly - 26 August 2011
Markets bounce, gold slips, outlook remains uncertain
Global Markets Weekly - 19 August 2011
Investors run rough shod over short-selling ban
Global Markets Weekly - 12 August 2011
Historic events make for a volatile week for investors
Global Markets Weekly - 5 August 2011
Markets reel as temporary political patches fail to hold
July
Global Markets Weekly - 29 July 2011
Investors trapped in the headlights of the US debt ceiling crisis
Global Markets Weekly - 22 July 2011
European debt markets rally on Greek package, but global reaction is more muted
Global Markets Weekly - 15 July 2011
Contagion spreads from euro-zone debt crisis
Global Markets Weekly - 8 July 2011
Investor confidence drives markets into positive territory for the month and year
Global Markets Weekly - 1 July 2011
Risk assets gain on shortterm relief from the eurozone crisis after a successful vote on Greek austerity
June
Global Markets Weekly - 24 June 2011
Markets roiled by multiple uncertainties but end the week above lows
Global Markets Weekly - 17 June 2011
Euro-zone contagion fears drive investors to search for safe havens
Global Markets Weekly - 10 June 2011
OPEC stalemate viewed as sign that persistent high commodity prices will overhang global growth
Global Markets Weekly - 3 June 2011
Investors continue to shift to defensive assets amid poor economic data and lingering uncertainty
May
Global Markets Weekly - 27 May 2011
Markets lose ground on ‘soft patch’ of economic data as investors become more wary
Global Markets Weekly - 20 May 2011
Markets remain agitated but broadly unchanged as investors regain confidence in the absence of a new crisis
Global Markets Weekly - 13 May 2011
Markets consolidate some more as the shake-out of speculative positions continues
Global Markets Weekly - 6 May 2011
Commodity prices catch up with economy, then self-correct
April
Global Markets Weekly - 28 April 2011
Risk assets have a strong
performance typical of the
recovery phase
Global Markets Weekly - 21 April 2011
Stock markets shrug off bad news to focus on the good…
Global Markets Weekly - 18 April 2011
Markets were sluggish as US recovery continued, but took a hit from high oil prices
Global Markets Weekly - 11 April 2011
New highs for oil and gold do not prevent equities from continuing to rally as investors gain confidence
Global Markets Weekly - 04 April 2011
The VIX index of US equity volatility, a key measure of investor concerns, ended March at its lowest level for the month.
March
Global Markets Weekly - 28 March 2011
With reconstruction efforts underway and hopes that the nuclear accident could be contained in Japan, UN intervention in Libya and another EU summit, investors showed a willingness to reenter markets on the back of government intervention.
Global Markets Weekly - 21 March 2011
As events unfold, Japan’s emergency services battle to alleviate suffering and prevent further catastrophes
Global Markets Weekly - 14 March 2011
Risk appetite depressed on terrible Japanese earthquake as well as oil prices and euro-zone troubles
Global Markets Weekly - 7 March 2011
Libyan crisis sways markets for better and worse
February
Global Markets Weekly - 28 February 2011
Sirocco storm out of Libya
hits global markets and oil
prices, prompting a sharp
rise in risk aversion
Global Markets Weekly - 21 February 2011
Investors look through risks to the improving underlying trends supporting our positive stance
Global Markets Weekly - 14 February 2011
Developed equities make new highs, but other assets fall back on inflation concerns
Global Markets Weekly - 7 February 2011
Strong economic data lifts equities to new highs, supports our positive view
January
Global Markets Weekly - 31 January 2011
Strong earnings support developed equities, while rate hikes hit emerging markets
Global Markets Weekly - 24 January 2011
After hitting new highs, markets correct on increasing inflation concerns
Global Markets Weekly - 17 January 2011
Markets continue to ‘climb the wall of worry’ as easing fears over the euro-zone offset minor disappointments in the pace of US recovery
Global Markets Weekly - 10 January 2011
Risk assets start 2011 in line with our positive view, as investors remain broadly optimistic on the economic and market outlook
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