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Volatile price swings continued to ricochet across global equity markets last week.

After the previous week’s gyrations, hopes of a more settled week were dashed.

Investors were provided with a reality check last week as suggestions that the US Federal Reserve may scale back its liquidity programme.

Despite increasing debate over the long-term sustainability of the Federal Reserve’s support, US stocks hovered around record peaks.

The dollar consolidated its position above the Y100 level at the end of a week.

The records kept tumbling for equity markets last week after news of the lowest US unemployment rate in four years.

Although it ended poorly, the week as a whole was a positive one for equity markets.

St. James’s Place plc (SJP), the wealth management group, today issues its first quarter interim management statement for the three months ending 31 March 2013.

Investors would be forgiven for feelings of déjà vu after a week of wobbles in the major equity markets.

Global equities ended the week on a softer note as a wave of bullishness in earlier sessions showed signs of fatigue.

The headlines in the financial pages last week were dominated by two main stories

Despite the on-going concerns of Europe, global equities ended a difficult week on a positive note.

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The warning seems to have been ignored by equity markets as they continued their upward momentum last week.

The surge in equity markets continued last week following a combination of robust US economic data and the prospect of continued support from the world’s central banks.

After a positive start to the year for markets, the eurozone and the US debt ceiling resumed centre-stage to remind investors that the world's problems are far from solved.

St. James's Place plc, the wealth management group, today announces its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2012.