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The Bank of England (BoE) left monetary policy unchanged this week with the Bank Rate at 0.1% and the asset purchase target at £895bn...

The August non-farm payroll report issued by the Bureau of Labour Statistics was the latest in a series of data releases to suggest that...

As is often the way after a summer lull, there is now a lot of news and data for markets to be considering. There certainly seem to be...

Having just returned from an unseasonably warm break with the family, I thought it interesting to reflect on some musings with regards to...

As world markets inch steadily higher the most common question we are asked by investors is so, what can go wrong? It is easy to...

As an increasing number of the population is vaccinated, a rolling global recovery is unfolding, creating a wonderland of sorts for...

There can be no doubt that vaccinations in the UK appear to be working. COVID cases are on the drop, hospitalisations have not...

This week saw the much anticipated “Freedom Day” come, and go, without the fanfare that the UK Government were hoping for. It was...

Something strange has happened. Federer is out of Wimbledon earlier than usual, losing his final set 6-0 for the first time ever. England...

This week has focused on things coming, but not going. Footballs coming home, apparently, but COVID is here to stay. England finally...

The global economy has recovered exceptionally well after one of the deepest recessions of the post-war era, but how challenging will the...

Freedom Day is off, at least for 4 more weeks. As we are advised the Government is led by the data, I suppose this was no great surprise....

In its recently published report – Net Zero by 2050 – the International Energy Agency (IEA) sets out a roadmap of how the world might...

I have a quandary. Do I focus on the COVID Indian variant? Dominic Cummings vs Matt Hancock? I have taken the decision that I cannot add...

Last week US inflation for April came out as a shock, with both headline and core indices surprising to the upside. What we had been...

The spectre of inflation was again returned to dampen markets this week as Wednesday’s US Consumer inflation rate jumped to 4.2% in...

The world remains almost perfect for equities. Growth is strong and earnings are rising. On both sides of the Atlantic, the pandemic...

Inflation has been historically low in recent times, especially versus the levels experienced in the 70s and 80s. Following what has been...

I will start with some good news, that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the global economy to stage a strong recovery,...

Not a lot has changed in the last two weeks, although I would note that the vaccination roll-out and the subsequent decline in the...