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

Financial markets have witnessed a dramatic change in leadership, as US equities continue to struggle in the face of President Trump’s...

The European push to support Ukraine has stepped up a significant notch this week with Germany now announcing a huge raft of spending...

It’s been another week of news focused on Trump and the Ukraine, with Prime Minister Starmer promising to increase his UK defence budget...

I did try very hard to avoid Donald Trump last week, however I am afraid this week he has forced his way back into my weekly musings. Be...

The Bank of England’s (BoE) decision to cut interest rates by 0.25% last week was widely anticipated, but it still stunned some...

I appreciate that by the time you read this President Trump has probably staked claim to another piece of global real estate to go with...

A slightly different US aspect to start the week as we were back on interest rate watch, with the first policy announcement of the New...

It was good to focus on the UK last week, as I had a sneaky suspicion that this week would be all about the return of Donald Trump. As it...

There has been growing commentary around the US big-cap stocks’ valuation premium over UK stocks that has risen to record levels since...

Happy New Year to you. Having had a little break, returning to work seems like not a lot has changed. UK politics remains in a frightful...

We are almost there. Christmas is around the corner and my thoughts are already turning towards how the Christmas Turkey will impact on...

With some trepidation, I made my way more carefully into the office this morning, being Friday 13th after all. It is certainly a bad day...

Something different for you this week. I might not often display an affinity to our ex-cousins from across the channel, but boy does...

Is Donald Trump serious about tariffs? This has been the question hanging over not just world markets but the whole world of economics....

The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro had been billed as a moment for “the West and the Rest” to show unity, yet the various agendas that have...

Where do we go from here? Brexit was supposed to be the UK’s big opportunity to make its own brave path in negotiating global trade with,...

It seems harsh on Kemi Badenoch that her triumph in the Conservative party leadership election is not headlining my weekly update this...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her budget. The headlines for our clients are clear. Pension will fall into your estate for...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was in Washington this week for her first set of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual...