by Stephen Roberts | 1 Sep, 2014 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. Risk Assets were mostly stronger in August, recovering from weakness in the second half of July caused mostly by a worsening geopolitical position in the Ukraine and the Middle...
by Stephen Roberts | 7 Jul, 2014 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. Risk assets showed a mixed performance in June partly reflecting variations in the economic outlook. During June, the US economy showed further signs of rebounding strongly...
by Stephen Roberts | 14 Apr, 2014 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
US stock markets were softer over the week, with S&P 500 down 2.5%. The technology sector has been hardest hit with the market questioning valuations. NASSAQ Biotech index has fallen 21% from its February peak and the overall NASDAQ fell below 4,000 after reaching...
by Stephen Roberts | 3 Mar, 2014 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. Risk assets were mostly stronger in February recovering in some cases the falls posted in January as it became clearer that the continuing, moderate global economic recovery...
by Stephen Roberts | 3 Feb, 2014 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. Risk assets were weaker in January, in part a correction after very strong gains in 2013, but also reflecting doubts about the global economic growth outlook as the US Federal...
