January’s headlines were dominated not only by reports of lockdown parties in Downing Street, but also by growing tension on Ukraine’s border. Russian President Vladimir Putin massed his tanks on the border, with the Chair of the Commons Defence Committee saying that an invasion was “imminent and inevitable”, and a top Polish official said that […]
It is always tempting at the start of a year to look ahead and see what the next 12 months might have in store – and with technology changing more and more quickly, we thought we’d take a look at what could lie ahead in the digital and virtual worlds. Increased use of Artificial Intelligence […]
In the first week of the New Year there was a story that was widely reported in many of the papers. ‘More and more people pushed into higher rate tax bracket’ ran the headline with – according to which paper you read – either 1m or 1.2m more people are set to pay the 40% […]
Overall Market Backdrop, December In January, equities in developed markets have continued to fall throughout the month as concerns around monetary policy tightening, inflation, tensions in eastern Europe and a speculated earlier balance sheet runoff have remained prevalent. Volatility finally proved too hot to handle in January with the VIX hitting highs of 31%, offsetting […]