Trump Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/trump/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:17:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png Trump Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/trump/ 32 32 Fuel prices rocket https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/10/16/fuel-prices-soar-with-inflation-and-bonds/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:17:43 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12444 So, diesel and petrol (and heating oil) prices have been rocketing, with the former being the highest it has ever been. Curiously, political pundits pay little heed to the amounts of tax inclusive within the prices we pay, all the way from production to refining and the levies, before VAT is added. They don’t also […]

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]]> Wobbles at the top? https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/05/14/labour-facing-change-at-the-top-amid-wobbles/ Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12302 Well, potentially all change at the top. I remembered this quotation from a more contrite and accommodating man during the now old 2020 Labour leadership election. “When they [CPS staff] made mistakes, I carried the can. I never turn on my staff and you should never turn on your staff. I will carry the can […]

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]]> Hunting for safe havens https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/03/25/where-are-the-safe-haven-funds/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12254 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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]]> Markets continue to wobble https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/03/14/markets-wobble-as-iran-conflict-grows/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12240 Oh dear, more uncertainties afflicting global markets as a consequence of the attacks on Iran and then the ramifications. They are dreadful and for the innocent people involved but as for the financial implications, on capital markets, maybe retrenchment reflects the ‘need’ for profit-taking it seems. This is even discounting unintended consequences, such as a […]

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]]> Uncertainty as US attacks Iran https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/03/03/iran-us-war-sees-oil-prices-rise/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:54:42 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12225 So, early Saturday we awoke to news that bombings had taken place in Iran and the inevitable retaliation as a consequence. The weekend oil price jumped significantly and the world waits to digest the consequences. It is too early to predict outcomes but the hope will be for a short, sharp shock and a return […]

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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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]]> Our 40th and great numbers https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/08/21/celebrating-our-40th-anniversary-good-numbers/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11973 The UK Economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter – which is good news though some of it is clawing-back losses from before. However, the underlying trend shows very little improvement and as noted last time, the general employment situation is worsening.   In a nutshell (and stating the obvious), the more unemployed and the […]

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]]> Happy Father’s Day and advice https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/06/15/what-is-the-value-of-good-advice/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:41:03 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11868 Happy Father’s Day for Sunday, to all the fathers out there… this year, Citywire was keen to run a piece on fathers and sons working together and we were selected. It is published here… Father’s Day: How Philip and Felix Milton run a firm together so you can read all about how we addressed working […]

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]]> Trump/Musk split but record wealth levels for us https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/06/08/trump-musk-fall-out-record-holdings-for-us/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:36:11 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11854 What strange times we enjoy. Elon Musk and President Trump seem to have fallen-out (it was only a matter of time perhaps?) and all Musk entities are threatened with financial consequences and Tesla falls by the most in one day… we don’t have any or funds which hold them, so we can look-on from the […]

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]]> Trump tariffs – don’t panic https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/04/04/trump-tariffs-hit-markets-hard-dont-panic/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:33:11 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11766 This is not long after my last missive but clearly President Trump’s tariffs are creating temporary havoc. However, it is very disconcerting and especially when a whole year’s ‘normal’ returns for investors can be wiped out in just a day’s movement on a market. No-one alive has faced tariff announcements of this nature. The last […]

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