Overall Market Backdrop, September: UK interest rates remain unchanged, while US rates fall by 0.5%. Chinese equities surge after government stimulus packageannouncement. Escalating Middle East tensions pose growing threat to global stability, and energy markets. Click here to read more
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Overall Market Backdrop, August: Despite significant volatility, global stock markets ended the month flat. Bank of England cuts rate by 0.25% to 5%. Europe keeps global stocks markets in the green for August. Click here to read more
Speaking in the Downing Street ‘rose garden’, made famous during the pandemic for lockdown parties and ‘that’ Dominic Cummings interview, Keir Starmer delivered a sobering speech on 27th August that sets the tone for the budget at the end of October. It’s “going to be painful” he said, asking the country to “accept short-term pain […]
Introduction As inflation cools and interest rates look likely to come down over time, the world is expecting a gradual return to economic normality in the second half of 2024. However, it’s never quite that straightforward. Changes in government around the world create temporary blips as we wait to see if policy will change with […]
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a key economic indicator that measures the total monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country’s borders over a specific period, typically a quarter or a year. Every government in every country wants to drive growth in GDP, as it generates greater revenue for public spending without […]
Data provided exclusively by Zoopla to the BBC in August suggest that the rental market has cooled in 2024, with rent rises at their slowest rate for three years, but rents continue to rise. The rental market came down from a peak increase of 12% in 2022 to 5.6% in 2024. On average there are […]
Monday 5 August saw a global sell off across risk assets, led by losses in Japan and the wider Asia region. The Japanese stock market saw one of the largest impacts, with the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) closing the day down 12%, its largest single day fall since the “Black Monday” crash of 1987. […]
For a tax return, particularly for those with complex financial affairs, having comprehensive and accurate data is crucial. Here is a list of the most important information and documents you will need: Personal Information National Insurance Number: Your unique identifier for tax and benefits purposes. Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR): Your personal tax reference number. Personal […]
Overall Market Backdrop, July: US stock market has its worst day since 2022. Investors flock to small-caps as large-caps decline. Bank of England cuts interest rates for the first time since March 2020. Click here to read more
Introduction July 2024 was a big month for politics with the UK election decided and some major twists and turns in both the US and France. The Bank of England have cut rates, the Fed kept the rates at the same level but there is an increasing expectation that they will cut them in September. […]