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After a very negative 2022 — when virtually all asset classes suffered in response to soaring inflation and rapidly rising interest rates — Foord’s investment team was not anticipating a bumper year last year.…

Christmas came early for investors after US Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell gifted the markets a ‘dovish hold’. It was the biggest hint yet that the Fed could start to ease the squeeze by cutting interest rates…

There was plenty of thanksgiving in November as global stocks achieved their biggest monthly rally in three years. Investors piled into markets in the growing conviction that central banks had all but won the fight…

In November, the US Federal Reserve paused interest rates for a second time instead of hiking rates further. However, the US bond market did its own hiking, with yields on US government bonds surging across the…

Global stock markets fell for a third consecutive month, casting gloom over investors and making this Halloween more ‘trick’ than ‘treat’. Despite optimistic economic data, markets remain spooked by the prospect of…

Foord’s fixed interest product suite has now reached its one-year anniversary. The funds have gained good traction with retail and institutional investors alike. Portfolio manager Farzana Bayat takes a closer look…