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Trump tariffs and market wobbles

We woke to face the reverberations from the threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico by President Trump, amongst others and the EU and possibly the UK next. The markets are wobbling and the Dollar strengthening as it is feared the US will have to raise interest rates to support its policies as well as...

Don’t be a superstitious pigeon when it comes to investing

It’s probably fair to say that many of us have ‘superstitions’ that govern our actions, at least on a superficial level and it was demonstrated in pigeons in the last century! For example, this could be wearing a ‘lucky shirt’ on game day for those who play various sports or perhaps weddings, which are rife...

Oil prices and energy concerns

Good afternoon. Along with Mr Felix Milton, I have just returned from an encouraging and helpful conference with ACFA – I have not been for a few years so it was a good and worthwhile event to recharge batteries. We were reminded of the value of the advice and service which a good financial adviser...

Better after the storm

I hope that your hatches are battened-down adequately against the latest storm bringing wild and wet conditions across much of the UK. Do keep safe. So after a law firm’s review, Nat West shares plunged more on the comments into the shenanigans over the attempted removal of Mr Nigel Farage’s account than the latest quarter’s...

Silicon Valley Bank crash – what does it mean for us?

In view of last weekend’s news, I thought I had best issue a swift update on how we see things. At least today the US has announced that core inflation is still dropping – 6% as opposed to 6.4% so that’s good news too. The bad news is the collapse of SVB – Silicon Valley...

The science of investment explained

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...

May the new Prime Minister bring stable markets

Let’s hope we can look forward to a little stability under new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – initial reports at the time of writing on Monday suggested the markets had responded well, Sterling was up and Gilt yields were lower. Time will tell of course and Mr Sunak has a very large task ahead of...

It’s not all doom and gloom

The candidates are being whittled-down. Different promises are being made and it is clear they can do ‘something’ on short-term economics too. They don’t seem to realise however that doling out cash benefits doesn’t cut the headline inflation rate as does cutting the taxes on the commodities we buy (which then cuts future inflationary...

Political shenanigans & stable UK markets

So I grab a week’s trip to visit our daughter in Malta doing a four-week Elective in the Valetta Hospital and I can’t trust you to look after our Prime Minister in that time. I don’t know. The markets and currency have been most resilient – as an ‘uncertainty’ about the possible ongoing uncertainty...

Interest rates go up, some markets go down

Well. The world is a changed place, economically. The US has raised interest rates by the biggest one-day sum for 30 years but let’s not lose perspective – that is 0.75%pa.Our own rates have also risen 0.25% and the markets are saying ‘not enough’. This is after the lowest rates since the Bank of...

Trump tariffs and market wobbles

Don’t be a superstitious pigeon when it comes to investing

Oil prices and energy concerns

Better after the storm

Silicon Valley Bank crash – what does it mean for us?

The science of investment explained

May the new Prime Minister bring stable markets

It’s not all doom and gloom

Political shenanigans & stable UK markets

Interest rates go up, some markets go down

Risk Warning

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