Introduction President Trump started 2026 with a bang. Financial markets were once again responding to unexpected Trump administration policy decisions, and a number of big US tech stocks announced their results in January. There is a feverish interest in whether the ‘AI bubble’ really exists and a lot of scrutiny on financial results as they […]
The Government has reversed plans to impose inheritance tax (IHT) on farms worth in excess of £1 million. The level of the Agricultural and Business Property Relief threshold will now be set at £2.5 million for individuals or up £5 million for married couples when it becomes law in April this year. Above this threshold, 50% relief […]
UK inflation increased to 3.4% in the 12 months to December 2025, based on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The increase in price changes was unexpected and the first rise in five months as price rises slowed in the second half of 2025. Among the chief drivers of the […]
A confluence of factors shows signs of increasing the demand for UK short-dated gilts in retail investor portfolios. Here’s what you need to know. The UK Government issues a range of types of bonds to investors. These can, and do, include anywhere from one to 50-year bonds, called ‘gilts’ in the UK context. When interest rates are low, […]