“Amazon made millions but paid no tax.” You can substitute Facebook or Google for Amazon and, these days, you can probably substitute “billions” for “millions” but it remains a story we’ve told countless times. One of the tech giants has reported bumper revenues and/or profits and while doing so paid less tax than a moderately […]
In April it was announced that the UK and Australia had agreed the “vast majority” of a trade deal. Although talks between International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and her Australian counterpart broke up without a deal, both countries were “confident that the remaining issues will be resolved.” The final deal is expected to be completed […]
Those of you who follow the news may remember a story from early May. The Colonial Pipeline in the US – which carries 45% of the East Coast’s supply of diesel, petrol and jet fuel – was put out of action by a ransomware attack. The hackers, an organisation called DarkSide, cheerfully acknowledged the attack […]
Overall Market Backdrop, June While there were periods of volatility within the equity markets in June, the majority of regions showed strong returns with the S&P 500 leading the way. In response to many investors being fearful of inflation overshoots, the Federal Open Market Committee delivered a hawkish surprise with the forecast suggesting two rate […]