Philip J Milton & Company Plc, Author at Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/author/pjmcoweb/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Wed, 06 May 2026 16:36:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png Philip J Milton & Company Plc, Author at Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/author/pjmcoweb/ 32 32 Markets, US highs and ongoing uncertainty https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/05/06/markets-uncertainty-and-us-highs/ Wed, 06 May 2026 16:36:29 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12289 Just for a change, it is very difficult to interpret what is happening at the moment and to note the effects on markets. I say that tongue in cheek as of course, it is always difficult and when it appears that it isn’t, that is when complacency can preface an upset, so beware! The US […]

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]]> Market chaos silver lining https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/04/18/oil-stock-slump-has-silver-lining/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12280 Good afternoon. Early days but the agreement to a ceasefire was much welcomed by the markets. It is an odd world when sometimes you are grateful that some of your assets fall in price, because they were the hedges against other things you have been holding.  So, when oil and energy stocks slumped last Wednesday […]

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]]> Global uncertainty but spring is here https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/04/04/spring-arrives-amid-global-uncertainty/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:55:58 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12269 Welcome to spring and longer days (with all the clocks springing forward too). It’s always lovely to see new life bursting forth, oblivious to everything else happening in the world and ever was it thus. In this we have something to appreciate, regardless of all the geopolitical traumas or indeed personal afflictions which may be […]

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]]> Hunting for safe havens https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/03/25/where-are-the-safe-haven-funds/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12254 Where are all the safe havens? As the markets slip, even gold and silver fall (though as I have kept saying, they have been too dear anyway and ‘alternative safety’ assets need always to be cheap to start). Not that we’re chartists but the charts for those two have boded very badly indeed. We have […]

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]]> Markets continue to wobble https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/03/14/markets-wobble-as-iran-conflict-grows/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12240 Oh dear, more uncertainties afflicting global markets as a consequence of the attacks on Iran and then the ramifications. They are dreadful and for the innocent people involved but as for the financial implications, on capital markets, maybe retrenchment reflects the ‘need’ for profit-taking it seems. This is even discounting unintended consequences, such as a […]

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]]> Uncertainty as US attacks Iran https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/03/03/iran-us-war-sees-oil-prices-rise/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:54:42 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12225 So, early Saturday we awoke to news that bombings had taken place in Iran and the inevitable retaliation as a consequence. The weekend oil price jumped significantly and the world waits to digest the consequences. It is too early to predict outcomes but the hope will be for a short, sharp shock and a return […]

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]]> Newsletter Spring 2026 https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/02/19/newsletter-spring-2026/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:40:52 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12212 The post Newsletter Spring 2026 appeared first on Philip J Milton & Company Plc.

]]> Some sad news https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/02/18/sad-news-at-loss-of-family-matriarch/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12215 Good morning. Just a brief update for you but thought I should share some sad news as a special edition. I should add too that there will also be a special pre tax-yearend newsletter in the post in a few weeks as well, reminding investors to use their various allowances. Sad death Whilst it wasn’t […]

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]]> Dollar doldrums and silver surfing https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/02/13/dollar-down-and-silver-surfing/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:45:45 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12194 Quietly and gently and perhaps almost unnoticed, the US Dollar had been seeing a drift downhill before strengthening again over last week. Against Sterling it has now been the lowest since September 2021, having fallen by over 26% since the Pound’s trough in July 2022. We are not so unhappy as we have currency in […]

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]]> Some growth but inflation bites https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/01/30/small-uk-growth-but-inflation-bites/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12178 It’s been good to see some economic growth with an unexpected 0.3% figure in November. Services and production rose and construction fell. The results at least counter some of the previous slippage but won’t be giving a great annualised figure regardless – but all helping.  Likewise, whilst we read a colossal 700,000 graduates are unemployed, […]

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