The first month of 2018 was a good one for the major stock markets which we cover in this Bulletin.
Progress was finally made in Brexit negotiations and Scotland increased income tax, while Germany worried about Chinese spies on LinkedIn.
November was a relatively disappointing month for world stock markets, with the majority of the markets we cover losing ground in the month.
While the stock markets were having a good month, Brexit talks were stagnant. Having been to Florence in September, Mrs May went to Brussels
With a number of rockets fired over Japan, we’re still here. Despite the best efforts of the leaders of the United States and North Korea.
It is hard to start this commentary anywhere other than North Korea – or maybe crouching in Japan as a North Korean missile passes overhead.
July saw Janet Yellen, Chair of the US Federal Reserve, announce that there would be no more financial crises “in our lifetime”.
From a General Election and Brexit negotiations to Trump pulling out of the Paris climate change agreement. June was a busy month.
We wrote last year, ‘It is tempting to think that Brexit is the only game in town.’ Cross out ‘Brexit’ and replace it with ‘General Election’.
In the UK, Theresa May has summoned everyone to the polls on 8th June. In the French Presidential election will be a fight between Emmanuel Macron and Marine le Pen. And in North Korea tensions between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump threaten peace and stability.