Alan Green joins the UK Investor Magazine as we delve into the recent market volatility and explore the outlook for equity markets.
We start by looking at upcoming central bank action with the Federal Reserve and Bank of England poised to hike rates in the coming hours and days. Market expectations point to a 75 bps jump in US rates as the Federal Reserve meets this evening. Our focus shifts to the market perceptions of the tightening cycle and whether investors will take confidence from a ‘managed’ recession caused by rising rates, but allows for plenty of future easing with rates around 2%.
Whitbread have been a major beneficiary of the economic reopening and enjoyed a 300% year-on-year increase in sales, helping shares rise 5% on the day.
Kavango Resources is developing a series of projects in Botswana including the Kalahari Copper Belt and Ditau Camp project. We look at their recent updates and relationship with Power Metal Resources who are set to present at the UK Investor Magazine Summer Investor Evening 30th June.
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Sovereign Metals are preparing to release an updated scoping study and we recap the key milestones to date and the significance of their Kasiya Titanium Rutile & Graphite project in Malawi.