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What a start to 2021
Since the December update, we have seen significant global events occur, with the vaccination programme beginning around the world, the Democrats winning the Georgia run-off elections for the Senate in the US, and here in the UK, the Brexit deal was agreed with the European Union.
In financial markets, these events have been received positively as equities have made new highs in America and the FTSE 100 index has been out-performing other developed markets. This month’s storming of Capitol Hill by Trump supporters, while disturbing and dramatic, had little impact on financial markets.
Although, the prospective economic recovery and increased spending by the Democrats has led to higher yields in the US Treasury market. In terms of the Brexit deal, the financial services sector was excluded, and the expectation of a last minute deal had been growing, which may explain why it had little impact on currencies. The Dollar had been weaker, but against the Euro, the Pound is little changed.
The UK did perform better than other developed markets at the start of 2021, but this is mostly due to the heavy weighting in the outperforming Energy and Materials sectors.
Adrian Banks Dip PFS Cert Cii (MP&ER) MCSI Solla Accredited
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Adrian is your local Independent Financial adviser in Oundle
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