Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.

In another highly volatile week, stock markets around the world have managed to claw back some of their early losses – but concerns about the impact of the Delta coronavirus variant are very much to the fore.

Stock markets around the world have struggled to gain momentum this week with mixed economic data and renewed inflation fears acting to limit gains.

Renewed concerns about the global economic recovery and a crackdown on technology companies by Chinese authorities have driven down share prices around the world this week.

With more countries attempting to return to normality following the coronavirus pandemic, we are monitoring US economic activity as a bellweather for global recovery.

Global stock markets have managed to claw back this week’s early losses – but investors remain concerned about the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, as well as the supply chain challenges facing manufacturers around the world.