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Having outmanoeuvred EU representatives, President Trump and his team have struck a further “deal” – this time with Europe, to bring the...

Tariff talk continues, with Japan and the US agreeing a 15% tariff, that is apparently being offered to other regions such as Europe,...

Rising unemployment, higher than expected inflation, Trump attacking the US Federal Reserve Chairman, in between his tariff announcements...

Now that we can look back on the second quarter of 2025, it seems quite surreal that markets have remained so promising. We have moved...

What a grim week for the chancellor Rachel Reeves. It did not even start very well for her, as she was given a harsh reminder of the...

Shackleton Advisers Limited (“Shackleton”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Chetwood Group, further strengthening its...

The NATO Summit, held in The Hague this week, was marked by a clear effort from alliance members to address and accommodate the...

Interest rates in the US and the UK have been held steady this week by their respective central banks as inflation refuses to fall,...

This week’s update must surely start with sincere condolences for anyone involved in the terrible plane crash in India yesterday. As I...

Whatever you may think of him and his politics, there seems little doubt that Trump has polarised Europe to finally come together and...

Britain’s fiscal fiddling has come to the attention of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). On Tuesday, in its annual health check of...

It came as no surprise, given Rachel Reeves’ employer NI tax rises and an increase to the minimum wage that came in during April, that UK...

A jumbo jet worth an estimated $400m and replete with golden bathrooms and wood trimmings is proving irresistible to Donald Trump, though...

Yesterday the Bank of England announced that they would cut UK interest rates by 0.25% to 4.25%. This was not the only good news for the...

I am afraid we have another week dominated by you know who, standing firm, then buckling under renewed pressure against his global tariff...

It has been a better week for investment markets as Donald Trump has started to signal a further retreat on his tariffs as more CEOs warn...

President Trump has long extolled the virtues of tariffs. You have to say American voters should have known what they were getting, even...

I am afraid I have no choice; today’s update is indeed all about President Donald Trump. On Wednesday we had the much discussed...

Wednesday’s spring statement gave Rachel Reeves an opportunity to convince us that she has put the UK public finances on a stable...

This has been an interesting week of announcements from the major developed market central banks. First off was Jerome Powell, Chair of...