financial markets Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/financial-markets/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Sat, 25 May 2024 14:55:30 +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 financial markets Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/financial-markets/ 32 32 General Election issues for the markets? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/05/25/will-a-general-election-hit-the-markets/ Sat, 25 May 2024 14:55:27 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11186 A General Election looms! So the Dow Jones has pushed higher again, breaching 40,000 and almost double its March 2020 pandemic low. At the depth of the financial crisis in 2009, it was 7,062. Still, you know my sentiments in the short-term here… what possibly could go wrong over there? The UK has been pushing […]

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]]> Good news to start 2024 https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/01/05/good-market-news-to-start-2024/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:00:55 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11008 A welcome piece of good news on the last trading day of 2023 – Lonfin, a long-term holding of ours (albeit small overall), has announced that its key connected party, Western Selection, is making a significant cash repayment to shareholders, including Lonfin. This is our 16th piece of positive corporate news in 2023 affecting closed-ended […]

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]]> ‘Santa Rally’ on investments points to a more positive Christmas https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/12/13/will-markets-see-a-santa-rally-for-christmas/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11042 There is hope an early ‘Santa Rally’ for the markets and investments will continue as we roll on towards Christmas. This has been covered in our recent ‘eshot’ to clients and interested parties (if you’d like to sign up, please do get in touch) but we thought it wouldn’t hurt to cover a little in […]

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]]> Gilts, Sterling recovery and markets https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/07/11/gilts-sterling-lacklustre-markets/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:23:28 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10750 So the UK Government has sold the most expensive Gilt since 2007, paying 5.668% till redemption in October 2025. That is significantly higher than the rates which were applying only a few years ago. Unless inflation abates (and wage figures today don’t help) then the cost of servicing the National Debt will rocket and start […]

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]]> Happy Easter, good news and why you should avoid crypto https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/04/08/happy-easter-good-news-and-why-you-should-avoid-crypto/ Sat, 08 Apr 2023 11:46:54 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10509 I wasn’t going to write so soon but the weather is changing, the spring sun is shining and well, after a rather grim few months I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Easter! The word originated from the pagan goddess for spring, Ēostre but it reflects new life springing forth and the symbolism of […]

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]]> Will there be a New Year bounce? https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/12/21/will-there-be-a-new-year-bounce/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:15:35 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10379 This really is a Happy Christmas and a very prosperous New Year! I promise this is my last epistle till 2023. Are we going to enjoy the traditional Christmas and New Year bounce? It’s not encouraging and the portents aren’t favourable but some year-end rebalancing may just give us some good news.   Otherwise, resolution […]

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]]> Happy Christmas and on to the next chapter https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/12/16/happy-christmas-and-the-next-chapter/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:57:11 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10375 Well, I think that all which remains is to wish all our supportive readers a very Happy Christmas and dare I suggest a prosperous 2023. It’s certainly not been an easy 2022 and the Ukraine War is still over-shadowing so much and causing such grief but we must pity the poor Ukrainians and indeed the […]

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]]> A snapshot of what we do as wealth managers https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/12/04/snapshot-of-what-we-do-as-wealth-managers/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:53:01 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10356 Let’s start with some good news. The price of wheat is back to where it was before Russia invaded Ukraine. I bet you haven’t read that anywhere. It really is quite amazing however, now almost down half on its March high. At this rate we’ll be thinking of buying-in again as we sold ours (and […]

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]]> What does the Autumn Statement mean? https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/11/23/what-does-the-autumn-statement-mean/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:41:01 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10345 The post What does the Autumn Statement mean? appeared first on Philip J Milton & Company Plc.

]]> The science of investment explained https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/11/18/the-science-of-investment-explained/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:56:39 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10340 So US inflation is tidier than expected and the NASDAQ rises by 7.5% on the day (as it is hoped further interest rate rises may not happen and indeed the next may be downwards) and a further 2% the next day. The mainstream market likewise rocketed and the US Dollar fell significantly too.Generally, investors need […]

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