December Economic Background: Central banks take a cautious step towards easing as growth momentum cools AI enthusiasm continues to drive markets, but valuation concerns refuse to fade Rare earth tensions between the US and China ease temporarily, but strategic risks remain Click here to read more emailprint
Introduction As 2025 comes to a close we can take breath and reflect on how turbulence, or volatility as we often refer to it, does not necessarily mean losing money. In 2024 the talk was all about monetary normalisation, as central bank’s sought to bring inflation under control and interest rates back down. In 2025 […]
Weak GDP data is raising expectations of interest rate cuts that could ease borrowing costs but squeeze savers as the economy loses momentum.The UK economy stalled in the three months to September, growing by just 0.1% compared with the previous quarter. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data show real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.1% […]
In the US, the first Monday after the end of the regular NFL season is known as Black Monday, due to the high number of coaches who get the chop on that day. Black Monday this year was 5th January. In the Premier League, Manchester United and Chelsea have also hit the headlines by sacking […]
You would be forgiven for wondering why Chancellor Rachel Reeves is frantically trying to ramp up investment into UK businesses, after a year in which the FTSE 100 outperformed the equivalent US and European indices. However, the long term trend, as shown by Morningstar, shows the extent of the problem. Since the start of 2023, there […]