December 2020 Update
Global news in 2020 was dominated by the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic. The first human case was identified in December 2019...
November 2020 Update
Markets flourished in November on the back of a Democratic victory in the US, coupled with extremely positive news of...
October 2020 Update
Sentiment in global markets was largely driven by the expected outcome of the November 3rd US election and the progress...
September 2020 Update
Covid-19 jitters remain a concern to markets as the US leads the way in infection rates while South Korea and...
August 2020 Update
Globally, Covid-19 infection rates have slowed in most countries. The United States still has the highest number of confirmed cases,...
July 2020 Update
With most economies hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and associated shutdowns, it was no surprise that US GDP declined...
June 2020 Update
There was a resurgence in Covid-19 cases during June as economies around the world lifted their lockdown restrictions. At the...
May 2020 Update
Countries around the world began tentatively easing their Covid19 lockdown restrictions. The US, Europe and UK have made headway in...
April 2020 Update
By now, it is no surprise that the global economy is operating at a slowdown, unlike anything seen in recent...
March 2020 Update
On the 11th March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the novel Covid-19 (or better known as the Corona-virus) a...