economic forecasts Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/economic-forecasts/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:58:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png economic forecasts Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/economic-forecasts/ 32 32 Markets, investments and taxes https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/05/03/uk-markets-holding-against-us/ Fri, 03 May 2024 12:09:16 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11155 Good afternoon. Well, the UK market is progressing comfortably whilst the US has slipped-back. Our clients’ 5 April reports will be landing on door mats imminently and it is pleasing to note that generally gentle progress has continued since then. BHP makes an audacious bid for UK-quoted Anglo American, owner of DeBeers amongst other mining […]

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]]> Markets rebound despite Middle East troubles https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/04/26/markets-rebound-after-middle-east-tension/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:44:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11146 The markets are hoping that Middle-Eastern concerns have not escalated and after initial worries, markets have rebounded and the oil price slipped-back again. Let us be hopeful that is a permanent state of affairs though the Israel Hostage and Palestine situation does not go away. The UK and the US have approved further sums for […]

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]]> The new tax year – what are the market movers and shakers? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/04/12/new-tax-year-2024-market-movers-and-shakers/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11131 I hope that you have had a good Easter. Welcome to the new tax year, a time for opportunity to maximise your ISA and Pension allowances for example – better earlier than later! Watch-out too as the Taxman cometh if you have too much in dividends, interest or investment gains as the tax-free allowances are […]

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]]> Happy Easter musings and the financial markets https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/03/28/easter-wishes-and-the-financial-markets/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:29:50 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11115 My apologies for another eshot so soon but I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy Easter. The time has crept-up upon us quickly this year, to a special time when too many parts of the world are quite broken and without easy resolution. Let us reflect upon those whilst at […]

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]]> Sterling efforts in some quarters https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/03/25/sterling-efforts-in-some-quarters/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:59:13 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11102 It hasn’t been noted prominently anywhere but despite recent slippage, Sterling had been quietly moving forwards. It has been at the highest against the US Dollar since July last year; a few more cents and it will be the highest since April 2022. It even pushed higher against the Euro too, its highest since August […]

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]]> Spring Budget reflections https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/03/11/spring-budget-2024-tax-reflections/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:33:34 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11092 Well, what did you think of the Budget? A new ‘Great British ISA’ with an extra £5,000 investment is interesting and details are awaited. We shall be providing these, I am sure. The Chancellor’s also abolishing the principle of a ‘furnished holiday let’. That is interesting and suggests no more Small Business Rate Relief on […]

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]]> A dubious watershed? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/03/01/big-seven-now-dominate-us-stock-market/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:32:48 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11082 So they have done it… the big seven US stocks have accounted for 75% of the gains of the whole US market this year, powered higher by Nvidia’s stunning results last Wednesday week. The biggest 10% count for 75% of the value of the whole market, the highest since the 1930s. That’s higher that the […]

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]]> Two million ‘face debt’ after self-assessment tax returns https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/02/29/two-million-face-debt-after-self-assessment-tax-returns/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:40:48 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11078 An unpleasant surprise often awaits people doing their self-assessment tax return for the first time – and a recent study shows many end up in debt as a result. The self-assessment deadline of January 31 is now past of course, but analysis by Royal London has shown that up to two million people could resort […]

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]]> Inflation, deflation and market views https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/02/16/inflation-deflation-global-markets-2024/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11068 US inflation figures are higher than hoped (3.1% v 2.9% expected), jolting the market again and pushing Euro:Sterling to the highest since August 2022 and strengthening the Dollar. Our inflation at 4% was slightly less than expected but we have now entered ‘Recession’ with ‘two quarters of negative growth’ – good in attacking inflation but […]

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]]> Consumer confidence https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/02/07/consumer-confidence-rises-despite-negativity/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:34:32 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11057 ‘Consumer Confidence’ has risen for the third month and now at a two-year high, regardless of what negativity you may hear in the media. This seems to be supported by buoyant consumer spending since last autumn as well. It’s good, as it will reflect in economic output but will too much enthusiasm dampen the Chancellor’s […]

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