Year: 2019

Bedrock’s Newsletter for Friday 6th of December, 2019

 Friday, 6th of December 2019 “Another such victory over the Romans, and we are undone.” – Pyrrhus   ________________________________________     There was a little more volatility in stock markets this week after President Trump reignited fears that the trade war with China may drag into...

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Bedrock’s Newsletter for Friday 20th of December, 2019

 Friday, 20th of December 2019 “Christmas: the only time of year you can sit in front of a dead tree eating candy out of socks.” – Anonymous   ________________________________________     Stock markets continued to rally strongly this week as positive trade headlines brought Christmas che...

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Bedrock’s Newsletter for Friday 1st of November, 2019

 Friday, 1st of November 2019 “Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” – Milton Friedman   ________________________________________     This week investors were treated to a flurry of economic data which seems to justify a more optimistic outlook for global growth than...

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Bedrock’s Newsletter for Friday 8th of November, 2019

 Friday, 8th of November 2019 “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill   ________________________________________     Equity markets this week were buoyant. US markets pressed ahead and printed fresh ...

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Bedrock’s Newsletter for Friday 29th of November, 2019

 Friday, 29th of November 2019 “It’s tangible, it’s solid, it’s beautiful. It’s artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.” – Donald Trump   ________________________________________     Markets made gains this week as optimism grew that a phase-one US-China trade deal can be...

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Bedrock’s Newsletter for Friday 4th of October, 2019

 Friday, 4th of October 2019 “There are so many different kinds of stupidity, and cleverness is one of the worst.” – Thomas Mann   ________________________________________     Equities continued to sell-off this week as miserable economic data seemed to confirm fears that slower global grow...

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Bedrock’s Newsletter for Friday 13th of September, 2019

 Friday, 13th of September 2019 “Of all men’s miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing.” – Herodotus   ________________________________________     Markets performed strongly this week as investors geared up for a US rate cut next week and as a string ...

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