We saw an unexpected change in Downing Street, when the chancellor decided he would rather go through the hassle of moving house than put up
This week all eyes turned to the Bank of England ahead of the January Monetary Policy Committee meeting. Rates have only moved three times in
Markets this week cheered the completion of a Phase One trade deal between the US and China. While subsiding political tension has been a boon
This week, the certainty that the market has been so excited about following the Conservative victory was quickly vanquished, replaced with our old friends’ ambiguity
This week’s gating of the M&G Property fund has reignited the debate between whether commercial property funds should be daily dealing or not. And even
Mini-bonds are essentially loans to fund small business. They were portrayed by FCA recognised London Capital & Finance (LCF) as offering returns of between 7-9%,
This week we saw the Woodford saga come to an end as fund administrator Link wound down the Equity Income fund. While it’s easy to
Last week much of the news has been dominated by two political scandals; the court ruling that Boris Johnson acted unlawfully by proroguing parliament, and
This week while the UK might be paralysed over Europe, the same can’t be said for the European Central Bank, which announced a major change
We mentioned last week the potential of fireworks in Parliament and so it came to fruition – with all of them aimed at Prime Minister
Two signals flashed last week that sent markets into a sharp freefall and increased the fears of a global economic slowdown; they were an ‘inverted
Last week saw the appointment of the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Boris Johnson – just
Last week saw the UK get dragged into the simmering Middle East conflict between the US and Iran, when the Royal Navy had to intervene
This week, while Tory party hopefuls all clamour for the chance to sit in the captain’s chair on the Titanic, another democracy is also on
This week while the two current leaders of the UK and USA shared a photo op, we got an interesting look at who might replace
This week, despite the escalating trade war with China and a growing possibility of an actual war with Iran, US markets largely shrugged off rising
This week the collapsing state of US-China trade relations has roiled markets. Talks appeared to have broken down after US trade negotiator, Robert Lightizer, accused
This week, while we await the results from local council elections, there was a chance to indulge in the sport of interest rate speculation; an
This week, after a delightful break, we get back to Brexiting. True to form, whatever small signs of progress there might have been have evaporated
This week we take a brief Brexit respite to focus on what could be the biggest money laundering scandal in history. Between 2007-2015 around €200bn
In what is fast becoming a real-life soap opera, this week’s episode of Brexit saw the narrative pick up the pace. John Bercow kicked things
This week we have to turn our attention yet again to Brexit. After a series of votes and high political drama it came as a
This week we received further evidence of the US-China trade war taking a toll, with data showing Chinese exports reportedly dropping 21% year on year.
This week we witnessed a major change in direction from both the government and opposition for their respective Brexit policies. Theresa May walked back yet
This week saw another property fund move to limit the impact of outflows as Janus Henderson announced it was moving its pricing to a full
Last week a lack of any major developments allowed us the time to look closer at some of the economic data of the last few
This week the most impactful story came out of the US, when the Federal Reserve announced it was keeping interest rates steady. This is significant,
Last week has been dominated by politics. While we should have more to say about the week’s events, a crushing defeat for the government on
The last week has been broadly positive, with a lull in the news cycle that has allowed the market to catch its breath. Ongoing trade
Last week the markets have started the new year as they ended the old one, with some wild price swings. After a December that blew
We return to two old favourites, Brexit and Trump. The Brexit deal is currently being debated in parliament, with a final vote on whether to
This week the most notable headline came from Jerome Powell, the Chair of the US Federal Reserve, when he announced that he thought interest rates
Last week the Brexit saga rolled on. After the high drama of last week when everyone was arguing over when, not if, Theresa May would
This week the inevitable clash between Brexiteers and reality came to pass as Theresa May finally unveiled the Brexit deal. The basic facts are that
The US Midterms this week saw the Democrats wrestle back control of the House of Representatives after eight years, while the Republicans maintained control of
This week the market looks to have finally settled down, after prematurely declaring the same thing last week. While there have still been some big
This week markets appeared to stabilise, albeit in an unstable fashion, with a mix of up days and down days. It’s probably too soon to
This week the paranoia over interest rates that has haunted the markets throughout October looks a little more justified, following the release of the minutes
Rising US treasury yields, falling US tech stock prices, and incessant tweeting by President Trump were all factors contributing to the global sell-off this week.
This week saw major exposés from the shadowy world of espionage. Much of the news has focused on details of the Russian operation to poison
This week the Brexit waters were muddied further at the Labour party conference, with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer
This week the background noise of uncertainty over Brexit increased to a deafening roar as Theresa May took her Chequers plan to Salzburg only to
This week, we got further support for the status quo. Positive economic data, including a higher than expected GDP data was coupled with a decision
This week we had an announcement that Britain and Germany had agreed to drop specific sticking points around the shape of our future relationship with
Robert Mueller, the man responsible for investigating Russian collusion with the Trump presidential campaign, will be going into the weekend feeling particularly smug on the
A collapsed bridge in Italy this week that left 39 dead has further widened the cracks in the Italian government. The Eurosceptic League pointed the
This week has been thankfully quiet by recent standards, making it possibly the worst time for an asset manager to make the headlines. Without warning
This week felt like a throwback to a more innocent time, when simple things like the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee were all we
This week we were treated to the now familiar show of Donald Trump taking credit for solving a self-induced crisis. After meeting with EU chief
This week we saw the absurd spectacle of the government supporting attempts to wreck its own Brexit plan, as the hard Brexiteers struck back following
This week we finally learnt what Brexit meant when the government published its white paper on what sort of deal it wants from Brussels. Sadly,
This week, Peak Pegasus, a US cargo ship full to the brim with soybeans, raced across the Northern Pacific to beat a 25 percent import
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