assets Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/assets/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png assets Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/assets/ 32 32 Wobbles at the top? https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/05/14/labour-facing-change-at-the-top-amid-wobbles/ Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12302 Well, potentially all change at the top. I remembered this quotation from a more contrite and accommodating man during the now old 2020 Labour leadership election. “When they [CPS staff] made mistakes, I carried the can. I never turn on my staff and you should never turn on your staff. I will carry the can […]

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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> Crisis, what crisis? All good here! https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/05/24/crisis-what-crisis-we-are-doing-well/ Sat, 24 May 2025 13:13:53 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11832 Before anything else, have a really lovely Bank Holiday weekend. I shall be helping at Braunton Fair on Monday and catching-up tomorrow… Crisis? What crisis? Could be the question our investors pose about the recent Trumpian-created volatility as we seemed to sail-through unscathed and emerging from the other side seemingly in better shape than when […]

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]]> Inflation drops and Budget looms https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/10/28/inflation-drops-and-budget-looms/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:45:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11453 So UK inflation surprised to the downside – good news. This should lead the Bank of England to keep its promise to cut interest rates. The only fly in the ointment is what government bonds tell us? They’re worried globally but specifically in the UK about the Budget and probable extra borrowing (via these bonds, […]

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