MARKETS IN A NUTSHELL - NOVEMBER 2022

Global equities had their best month of the year as investors drew cheer from the US Federal Reserve intimation that its unrelenting pace of interest rate increases may slow. Some early data pointed towards inflation rolling over in parts of Europe, while US CPI figures slowed more than expected. European bourses outperformed US counterparts.

MARKETS IN A NUTSHELL - NOVEMBER 2022

‘Markets in a nutshell’ is Foord Asset Management’s monthly overview of market movements

MPC Nov 2022 Rate Hike

South Africa’s interest rate hike of 75 bps this week comes as no surprise. In this podcast, Linda Eedes talks to portfolio managers, Farzana Bayat and Rashaad Tayob about Foord’s interest rate expectations, future hikes, where we are on the inflation curve and how Foord is positioned as a result.

How to Think About Risk in the Current Inflationary Environment

Investment executive, Nick Curtin talks with portfolio manager Nick Balkin about how to think about risk in the current inflationary environment.

Why the US Labour Market is Hotter than Ever

Portfolio manager, Nancy Hossack, gives an overview of global markets and how we are positioned accordingly.

At the Mercy of the Mighty Dollar

In this podcast, Linda Eedes, investment executive at Foord, discusses the recent movements of the rand.

M.I.C.E Update

Investment executive, Linda Eedes talks with portfolio manager, Rashaad Tayob about a useful framework that Foord uses to consider macro economic risk.

We'd Rather be Mostly Right than Precisely Wrong

The famous British economist, Sir John Maynard Keynes, reportedly said that ‘it is better to be approximately right than precisely wrong’ [1]. Investment executive NICK CURTIN discusses how Foord embraces this philosophy in building safety-first investment portfolios.

Foord Global Equity Fund Q3 2022 Commentary

Portfolio manager, JC Xue provides an update on the Foord Global Equity Fund performance for Q3 2022.

Foord Asia ex-Japan Fund Q3 2022 Commentary

JC Xue, portfolio manager on the Foord Asia Ex-Japan Fund provides an update on the fund's performance for Q3 2022.