Economic growth and a little calm
Have been listening to this strange noise outside today – the pattering of much-needed rain. I appreciate if you are on holiday here it’s not so good but the ground needs it desperately so please forgive us!
Pleasing to see the latest Quarter’s economic growth rate at 0.4%. It is still lower than it should...
FTSE flies but what’s inside?
Welcome to a new all-time high for the FTSE100. Remember, it’s just a number and it’s the contents which are important and what are powering the underlying indices. Banks have been very strong (Lloyds’ results yesterday saw the shares at their highest since 2009) and now Rolls Royce is a major component too.
Oils are...
SpaceX debut sees wings clipped
Well, SpaceX debuted and rose very considerably in those early days, adding fortunes to Elon Musk’s fortune, before then falling a cool $1trillion the following week before rebounding slightly. This isn’t ‘investing’ but well done him and others for capitalising on this global tech feeding frenzy which doesn’t understand the difference.
Here at home, we...
Unexpected growth in economic area
Shockingly (as we weren’t expecting it!) but the economy grew 0.6% in the first quarter – not quite sure how! Apparently, it was ‘services’ primarily. So, the extra 0.1% over what was expected is being headlined by the Government as wonderful news but sadly one swallow does not a summer make.
On the same day,...
Wobbles at the top?
Markets, US highs and ongoing uncertainty
Market chaos silver lining
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...
Some sad news
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
Mrs Jean Reed passed...
