Day: July 10, 2022

Investing

Market Wrap – July 2022

Recent sharp falls across share and bond markets have been a shock, but not a surprise.

Sharp investment market falls are always jolting. However, they have not been a surprise given economic conditions, especially inflation being at multi-decades highs around the world.

Moreover, markets have been jittery since the back end of 2021 as investors began to digest the prospect of central banks raising interest rates to combat rising inflation. In that sense, current events are an outpouring of that build-up of worry.

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