Carrick Adds Zambia to Growing Suite of African Offices
Carrick Wealth has received its investment license to operate in Zambia, a development which will bring positive benefits to the region. This marks the company’s fifth African country in its…
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine yesterday (24 February 2022), investors are understandably feeling uneasy. Not surprisingly, the Ukraine invasion roiled Asian and European markets yesterday, layering additional losses on top…
U.S. stocks recorded another week of losses as investors are becoming increasingly doubtful that the Federal Reserve will be able to achieve a “soft landing” for the economy by raising…
Twape holds an MA Degree in Economics and Trade from Zhejiang Normal University, as well as a B.Com in Economics and Business Management from Nelson Mandela University. He has over…
Most global financial markets were lower on the week with rate hikes and higher oil prices contributing to market volatility. On Wednesday the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked its federal funds…
Financial markets shifted their focus from inflation concerns to corporate earnings and a deteriorating outlook for global growth this week. Weaker European economic activity caused by the war in Ukraine,…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week, at an event hosted by the International Monetary Fund, that a 50-basis-point rate hike could be “on the table” and that “it…
Consumers around the world are paying much higher prices for basics like shelter, food, and gasoline as Russia’s Ukraine invasion further disrupts supply chains and cuts off access to oil…
Carrick Wealth has received its investment license to operate in Zambia, a development which will bring positive benefits to the region. This marks the company’s fifth African country in its…
After about a 10 percent move higher in global equities since mid-March lows, equity markets pulled back slightly this week, while longer-term bond yields rose to three-year highs. Central to…
The situation in Ukraine continues to evolve, with the globe now focusing on Russia-Ukraine peace talks. Delegates from the two nations met multiple times this week in Istanbul, Turkey for…
U.S. equities climbed higher for a second consecutive week of gains, with the large-cap S&P 500 Index ending the week 1.8% in the green and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gaining 1.98%.…
After two years of holding borrowing costs near zero, the Federal Reserve took the first step towards normalising its policy, hiking interest rates by 0.25% this week. Despite geopolitical uncertainties,…
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continued this week, causing Western countries and their companies to implement harsher sanctions and embargoes on the Eastern European country. The United States, European Union…