stock markets Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/stock-markets/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Mon, 04 May 2026 14:31:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png stock markets Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/stock-markets/ 32 32 Market chaos silver lining https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/04/18/oil-stock-slump-has-silver-lining/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12280 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 […]

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]]> Silver prices surge https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/01/15/silver-and-gold-prices-surge/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12164 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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]]> Happy New Year for farmers https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/01/06/happy-new-year-for-farmers/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12147 A Happy New Year. I hope that your celebrations of all Christmas really means was good and joyful and that you have seen-in the New Year with relish! Already the days are opening-out and spring, albeit very cold, is daring to peek through the wintry gloom. What a nice Christmas present for ‘farmers’ with the […]

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]]> Off-piste, risk and the economy https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/02/26/risk-off-piste-and-the-economy/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:36:32 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11689 Having grabbed a week to visit Chamonix and on one day to travel up to Aiguille du Midi (3,842 metres) to view Mont Blanc (4,805metres), gave me an opportunity to see ‘risk’ in a different context. The height, the highest I have ever been excluding flights, puts risk in a different perspective altogether The engineering […]

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]]> Oil prices and energy concerns https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/10/05/oil-prices-rise-how-will-it-affect-us/ Sat, 05 Oct 2024 13:39:34 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11423 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 […]

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]]> Our 39th anniversary as a wealth manager https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/09/13/philip-j-milton-and-co-39th-anniversary/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:18:36 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11354 Well, the years rush past… August marked the Firm’s 39th anniversary. From a lowly beginning to becoming one of the largest independent financial advisory and wealth management firms in the area and now discretionarily managing over £1/4billion, we trust with a reputation to reflect that success for itself, its staff and most importantly for all […]

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]]> The simmering stock market pot subsides https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/08/16/simmering-stock-markets-fail-to-boil-over/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:46:45 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11325 I am pleased to report that the rumbles in markets proved short-lived. However, having ‘biggest losses since 1987’ for Japan and then clawing the way back again (well, still 13% off its peak) is not helpful and a potential portent for the over-priced sections of the Globe. Volatility is your friend when it is upwards […]

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]]> This too shall pass – market volatility is no need to panic https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/08/05/markets-volatile-but-no-need-to-panic/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:59:19 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11320 For no ‘real’ reason, markets have decided it’s time for the coin to flip from ‘all news is positive’ to ‘all news is negative’ and within a matter of days sentiment has changed dramatically. I suppose we should have been expecting it, after such a positive run and after all we have said about overblown […]

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]]> Election Eve looms https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/07/03/election-eve-looms-what-will-the-effects-be/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:55:03 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11284 Well, we are almost there. Have you cast your vote yet (by post)…? Election Day is tomorrow and if you have an unused postal vote, you can still take it to your polling station and hand-in the envelope. However, first, to cheer you up and to change the subject, next Christmas is now nearer than […]

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]]> UK rise and Nvidia flying dangerously? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/06/28/uk-market-push-nvidia-rise-bubble-fears/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:11:37 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11276 So after a useful catch-up, the UK market has pushed past France to regain top spot in European markets in capitalisation terms. That is also partly following the poorly-received election announcement by M. Macron. However, it should never have lost its status… Inflation comes back-in to descend to the Prime Minister’s target of 2% (well […]

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