Market Outlook Archives - Seabrook Clark

The Trump Slump

We started 2025 with economists predicting a reasonable level of economic growth with inflation continuing on its downward path. This underpinned the view that interest

Matthew Clark April 7, 2025

Has the Positive Outlook for US Markets been Trumped?

After two consecutive years where portfolios have benefited from strong double digit returns in US equity markets, much of it underpinned by the performance of

Matthew Clark March 7, 2025

Market Overview Quarter 4 2024 (1 October – 31 December 2024) and Outlook 2025

Another Year of US Dominance Reminiscent of the start of 2023, there was broad concern that the US economy, a key driver of global growth,

Matthew Clark December 18, 2024

Market Overview & Outlook Quarter 3 2024 (1 July – 30 September 2024) – Markets show resilience

Progress across asset markets disguised an eventful quarter where monetary policy moved from fighting inflation to supporting growth. August saw sharp falls in equity markets

Matthew Clark October 2, 2024

Market Overview & Outlook Quarter 4 2023 (1 October 2023 – 31 December 2023) and Investment Outlook 2024

Santa Rally 2023 Since a market low point at the end of October, equity markets, particularly in the US rallied strongly in the last two

Matthew Clark December 31, 2023

Market Overview & Outlook Quarter 1 2023 (1 January – 31 March 2023) – Markets Make a Good Start to the Year

Equity Markets Following a particularly weak 2022, global equity markets experienced a positive start to the year, with most major indices posting gains throughout the

Matthew Clark April 5, 2023

Investment Review of 2022 and Better Times Ahead – Investment Outlook for 2023

Investors will be glad to see the back of 2022. The year can be summed up by the Collins dictionary’s word of the year, ‘permacrisis’,

Matthew Clark December 29, 2022

Market Overview & Outlook Quarter 3 2022 (1 July – 30 September 2022) – Investment Volatility Continues

Equities rose strongly at the start of the third quarter of 2022 mirroring the hot summer witnessed in many parts of the world as thermostats

Matthew Clark October 7, 2022

Market Overview & Outlook Quarter 2 2022 (1 April – 30 June 2022) – Markets Retreat as Inflation Bites

After the relative calm of May, June witnessed a brutal sell off in markets around the world, and this time the UK equity market was

Matthew Clark July 7, 2022

Market Overview – Markets Battered by Inflation – Rebound Potential

Global stocks have been hit hard in recent months falling 16% in 2022 as measured by the FTSE All-World Index. The technology laden US NASDAQ

Matthew Clark May 9, 2022

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