Weekly Commentary and Stock Recommendation: 6th November – 10th November 2023
Global Economy According to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, China’s headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined by 0.2% YoY in October 2023 (vs. negative 0.1% in September 2023). On a MoM basis, CPI edged lower by 0.1% in October 2023 (vs. a 0.2% gain in September 2023). The headline figure was dragged by a […]
Weekly Commentary and Stock Recommendation: 30th October – 3rd November 2023
Global Economy Earlier this week, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) kept interest rates constant at 5.25%-5.50%. The Fed has struggled to determine whether rates may be tight enough to control inflation, or whether a resilient US economy may need still more restraint. Current inflation remains far above the Fed target rate of 2%, and annual […]
Weekly Commentary and Stock Recommendation: 23rd October – 27th October 2023
Global Economy According to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), US Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.9% in Q3:2023 (vs. 2.1% in Q2:2023), according to its “advance” estimate. Compared to the second quarter, the acceleration in real GDP in Q3:2023 reflected increases in consumer spending, private inventory investment, […]
Weekly Commentary and Stock Recommendation: 16th October – 20th October 2023
Global Economy Earlier this week, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) released the UK September 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. According to the report, the CPI rose by 6.7% Year-on-Year (YoY) in September 2023, unchanged from August 2023. Month-on-Month (MoM), CPI rose by 0.5% in September 2023, also unchanged from September 2022. The largest […]
Weekly Commentary and Stock Recommendation: 9th October – 13th October 2023
Global Economy In China, according to China’s Bureau of Statistics, the consumer price index (CPI) was flat YoY in September 2023 (vs. 0.1% YoY in August 2023), while it inched upward by 0.2% MoM in September 2023 (vs. 0.1% MoM in August 2023). The Statistics Bureau attributed the flatlining on a YoY basis to base […]
Weekly Commentary and Stock Recommendation: 3rd October – 6th October 2023
Global Economy Earlier this week, according to Eurostat, Eurozone retail sales in the 20 countries sharing the Euro fell 1.2% MoM in August 2023 (vs. -0.1% MoM in July 2023). In August 2023, the calendar adjusted retail sales index decreased by 2.1% YoY in the euro area. The monthly fall was caused mainly by a […]
Weekly Commentary and Stock Recommendation: 25th September – 29th September 2023
Global Economy According to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US real GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.10% in Q2:2023 (vs. 2.20% in Q1:2023) according to its third estimate. Relative to Q1:2023, the slower growth is underpinned by lower consumption expenditure, decline in exports and downturn in government spending. These were partially offset by […]
Weekly Commentary and Stock Recommendation: 18th September – 22nd September 2023
Global Economy The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged on Thursday for the first time in nearly (2) two years during a long-running battle against persistently high inflation. Consequently, policymakers at the central bank kept interest rates constant at 5.25%, the highest since early 2008, pausing after 14 consecutive rate increases. However, it was […]
Weekly Commentary and Stock Recommendation: 4th September – 8th September 2023
Global Economy In Q2:2023, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.10% QoQ in the Euro Area and was stable in the European Union (EU), according to Eurostat. In Q1:2023, GDP had increased by 0.10% QoQ in the euro area and by 0.20% QoQ in the EU. Furthermore, compared with Q2:2022, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.50% […]
Weekly Commentary and Stock Recommendation: 28th August – 1st September 2023
This is a brief summary of the economic events that occurred this week in the global and domestic space. This report also provides investment strategies for investors in the coming week. Global Economy Earlier this week, China released their Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) data, which surveys large as well as state-owned companies, closed in a […]
