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John Rosier
6 days ago2 min read
Weekend Roundup - From Melbourne
#weekendroundup Black Swan I am not a millionaire fleeing Britain but I have relocated to Australia for February. I'm visiting my...
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John Rosier
Jan 253 min read
Weekend Roundup - Last week: Funds' Portfolio, good - JIC Portfolio, bad!
#weekendroundup Sixteen per cent of the JIC Portfolio is invested in Lundin Group companies. I thought it was worth sharing the 2024...
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John Rosier
Jan 182 min read
Weekend Roundup - Funds' Portfolio okay but poor week for JIC Portfolio
#weekendroundup How long will it continue? Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by...
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John Rosier
Jan 112 min read
Weekend Roundup - a tumultuous week for gilts, sterling and UK mid and small cap
#weekendroundup Is liquidity in the Gilts market so poor that the Bank of England will step in? This is not the answer in the medium/long...
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John Rosier
Jan 41 min read
Weekend Roundup - Early days but a nice start to 2025!
#weekendroundup Returns of selected markets since 31 December 2024. Market Overview 2025 so far! Sterling is down, and government bond...
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John Rosier
Dec 21, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup
#weekendroundup Whenever it was this bad before, the next twenty-five years were better! Returns of selected markets over the last week...
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John Rosier
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup - Awaiting the Santa Rally! JIC Portfolio down a little, Funds' Portfolio up a little
#weekendroundup Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by the last week. Sorted by the...
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John Rosier
Nov 30, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup - Old dogs, new tricks!
#weekendroundup Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by the last week. Sorted by the...
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John Rosier
Nov 23, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup - Nice week for both portfolios
#weekendroundup Will Elon Musk at the DOGE get a grip on US government spending? Market Overview It was a positive week for UK equities...
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John Rosier
Nov 16, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup
#weekendroundup Chart of the week - Will the October 2023 high of 4.67% prove a ceiling? Returns of selected markets over the last week...
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John Rosier
Nov 9, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup
#weekendroundup Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by the last week. Sorted by the...
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John Rosier
Nov 2, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup - It could have been worse!
#weekendroundup Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by the last week. Sorted by the...
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John Rosier
Oct 26, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup - Just four days to go!
#weekendroundup Chart of the week Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by the last...
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John Rosier
Oct 19, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup - Steady progress
#weekendroundup Chart of the week Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by the last...
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John Rosier
Oct 12, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup
#weekendroundup The Chancellor wants to raise taxes significantly but is focused on squeezing them out of that little area in the bottom...
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John Rosier
Oct 5, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup
#weekendroundup Chart of the week Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by the last...
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John Rosier
Sep 28, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup
#weekendroundup Chart of the week Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by the last...
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John Rosier
Sep 21, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup - Recovering nicely from early September sell-off
#weekendroundup Chart of the Week! Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by the last...
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John Rosier
Sep 7, 20243 min read
JIC Weekend Roundup - Poor start to September - it often is!
#weekendroundup As an experiment, I have switched on "Allow Commenting on this post"—let's see how it goes! Returns of selected markets...
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John Rosier
Aug 31, 20242 min read
Weekend Roundup - Disappointing end to August
#weekendroundup Returns of selected markets over the last week and since 1st January. This week is sorted by the last week. Sorted by the...
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