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Hunting for safe havens

Philip J Milton & Company Plc — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Where are all the safe havens? As the markets slip, even gold and silver fall (though as I have kept saying, they have been too dear anyway and ‘alternative safety’ assets need always to be cheap to start). Not that we’re chartists but the charts for those two have boded very badly indeed. We have […]

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Some sad news

Philip J Milton & Company Plc — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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 Whilst it wasn’t […]

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Dollar doldrums and silver surfing

Philip J Milton & Company Plc — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:45:45 +0000

Quietly and gently and perhaps almost unnoticed, the US Dollar had been seeing a drift downhill before strengthening again over last week. Against Sterling it has now been the lowest since September 2021, having fallen by over 26% since the Pound’s trough in July 2022. We are not so unhappy as we have currency in […]

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Some growth but inflation bites

Philip J Milton & Company Plc — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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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Silver prices surge

Philip J Milton & Company Plc — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

I am still reeling from Silver’s 130% increase in 2025. Gold was a mere 53%. And yes, it has continued – £1,000 of silver on 1/1/25 is now £2,960 – I am becoming speechless. We have trimmed some of ours but still hold over £3million but as noted, we can’t hold it any longer as […]

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Is the economy in good hands?

Philip J Milton & Company Plc — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

So we enter a new era with Labour ‘less trusted on the economy than Liz Truss’ Conservatives according to the last YouGov Poll. Indeed, the descent of the Labour dream seems to have been as sharp as the fall in YouGov’s share price now somewhat sorry for itself too and like Labour’s fortunes. I predict […]

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Savings, tax and stocks to hold?

Philip J Milton & Company Plc — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:38:45 +0000

Last week we were greeted with even higher inflation figures, apparently fuelled by higher aviation costs though primarily the problem remains reaction to the Government’s increases in Minimum Wage, National Insurance and other business costs and taxes. Curiously, at the same time the cost of oil and gas has been very weak but not filtering-through […]

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The new tax year – what are the market movers and shakers?

Philip J Milton & Company Plc — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000

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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