During afternoon trading in the US yesterday, equity markets came under pressure as Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) announced that additional financing is required due to issues they are having with capital within their businesses.

Within our asset allocation, we continue to invest in income bearing assets, not only for the income provided, but also for the long-term growth opportunities.

For many, 2022 will be a year to put a line under and move on.

The UK has been an overweight position for our portfolios for some time now.

The European Central Bank (ECB) met for its October meeting last Thursday.

The start of every quarter is dominated by earnings calls made by companies who have looked through their previous quarter’s results.

The drama in UK politics hit a new high yesterday as Liz Truss drew a close to her premiership after 44 days in charge, making her the shortest serving UK prime minister in history.

In what has been a whirlwind start to Liz Truss’ term as Prime Minister, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was forced to leave the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) autumn congress early.

For the past few weeks, investors have been counting down the days to the US September CPI report which is always released a couple of weeks after the end of the reporting month.

One of the primary mandates for the Bank of England is to manage the stability of financial markets.