February 2025 Market Commentary
The FTSE 100 hit record highs in January, as Donald Trump took office for the second time. The announcement of US trade tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China have caused some turbulence and whilst the EU seems to be in Trump’s line of sight next, there are strong hints that the UK may have a […]
January 2025 Market Commentary
A New Year gives us the chance to look forward. We can expect more change in 2025 for personal finances, with a new Labour budget laid out and a returning President in the US. 2024 was a year of speculation and political change across the world, with President Trump and the Labour Party the key […]
December 2024 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to our latest e-newsletter and our final edition of 2024. Well, another year has flown by and December is here, which can only mean one thing – it’s Christmas! As the year draws to a close, we hope you’re enjoying the festive spirit and finding time to reflect on a year well-spent […]
December 2024 Market Commentary
The US election provided another definitive moment in what has been a politically charged year. With many countries holding elections in 2024, analysts have been second guessing what markets will do for some time. Whether Trump is popular outside the US is debatable, but his election victory was convincing and markets have responded positively so […]
November 2024 Market Commentary
Labour’s first budget for 14 years dominated the headlines, but with a US election in early November and constant attention paid to inflation figures, corporate results and interest cuts around the world, there was plenty of other financial news throughout October. UK £40bn of additional tax revenue was announced by the new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves […]
October 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to the October edition of our e-newsletter which we hope finds you well! As the leaves are truly turning red and brown then it’s a sure sign we are now firmly in the last quarter of the year but there is no slowdown in the financial world with some major events on the horizon […]
October 2024 Market Commentary
The Fed cut interest rates in September which, despite the Bank of England holding at 5%, is now expected to be the direction of travel for much of the developed world as it returns to some form of financial normality in 2025. China’s financial stimulus was another big story in September, as it was their […]
September 2024 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to our latest edition of our e-newsletter which we hope you enjoy. Well, August has been and gone and, as summer has reached its peak and we head into autumn, we hope you have enjoyed the longer days and warm sunshine of the last few weeks. With a quarter of the year […]
September 2024 Market Commentary
As inflation cools and interest rates look likely to come down over time, the world is expecting a gradual return to economic normality in the second half of 2024. However, it’s never quite that straightforward. Changes in government around the world create temporary blips as we wait to see if policy will change with personnel, […]
August 2024 Market Commentary
July 2024 was a big month for politics with the UK election decided and some major twists and turns in both the US and France. The Bank of England have cut rates, the Fed kept the rates at the same level but there is an increasing expectation that they will cut them in September. The […]
