Seahawk Equity L/S Fund – Factsheet July
Growing recessionary fears put capital markets under pressure in June with most major equity market indices falling alongside bonds. In the, US the headline inflation rate unexpectedly rose to 8.6% (YoY May figures) as energy and food prices re-accelerated. The FED...
Transport Capital expands its presence in Europe
Key hires will strengthen Transport Capital Group's presence in Europe. Transport Capital names Sebastian Wittgenstein as Partner, establishes presence in Switzerland. Geneva is the Group’s sixth global location, further strengthening it as the East – West bridge for...
Seahawk Equity L/S Fund – Factsheet June
Growing recessionary fears put capital markets under pressure in June with most major equity market indices falling alongside bonds. In the, US the headline inflation rate unexpectedly rose to 8.6% (YoY May figures) as energy and food prices re-accelerated. The FED...
Seahawk Equity L/S Fund – Factsheet May
Most major equity market indices were flat during the month of May. Equity markets have shown further weakness during the first three weeks but were able to recover during the last week of the month. The US Consumer Price and Producer Price Index have shown...
Seahawk Equity L/S Fund – Factsheet April
Most major equity market indices have fallen in April. As central banks on both sides of the Atlantic begin to raise interest rates to cool-off inflation, macro-economic growth projections have come-down. Moreover, the majority of S&P 500 companies having reported...
Seahawk Equity L/S Fund – Factsheet March
As market participants were uncertain about the global macro-economic consequences of Russia’s invasion, equity markets initially plunged before bottoming around March 7th/8th. Afterwards there has been a strong rally for stocks, albeit an unpopular one. On the 16th...
Seahawk Equity L/S Fund – Factsheet February
The month of February was highly volatile. US consumer price data (CPI) came in higher than expected at a headline rate of +7.5% (YoY). This was the highest level since February 1982. As 10-yr US treasury yields have risen to more than 2%, prospects for growth stocks...
Seahawk Equity L/S Fund – Factsheet January
High inflation rates and a strong labour market in the US led to increased concerns among investors that the US central bank may have to raise rates more aggressively than anticipated. 10-year US treasury yields have increased by around +25bps to 1.78%. At the same...
Seahawk Equity L/S Fund – Factsheet December
The threat of Omicron became a lesser concern to investors during the final month of December. Instead, investors have focussed on US monetary policy. During the last meeting on the 15th of December the FED was more hawkish than anticipated, with members forecasting...
Seahawk Equity L/S Fund – Factsheet November
Upon the discovery of the “Omicron” Variant equity markets have sold -off at the end of the month leaving most major indices in negative territory. The cyclical as well as small cap equity segments led the decline. Given investor concerns regarding renewed lock-down...