Investment Updates
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Welcome the British ISA?
Will the Chancellor’s latest initiative be enough to revive interest in the UK stock market?
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Is it really the year of the bond?
Asset allocators have teed up 2024 as the year of the bond, but it is not a one-way street.
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Interest rate update: Central banks on hold
As expected, central banks in the UK, US and Europe opted to leave interest rates unchanged in late October and early November. Policymakers adopted a “wait-and-see” approach to allow them to assess the economy and the impact of previous increases.
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US: Too hot?
The US economy keeps coming in hotter than expected. Could it derail the narrative on inflation?
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What’s going on in China?
Another dismal set of economic data, there are increasingly pressing concerns about the Chinese economy. Is sentiment now too pessimistic?
Japan: Right market, wrong companies?
Investors are backing Japan for the first time in decades, but are they directing capital to the wrong areas?
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Uncertainty has a certain attraction for value investors
All investors need to think hard about what a sustained – and, for many, unfamiliar – environment of higher interest rates could mean for their portfolios
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A European renaissance?
It’s been the best-performing sector for the year to date, but can Europe extend its recent run of form as the economic climate weakens?
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Spring Budget 2023: not out of the woods
Despite a lacklustre economic backdrop, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget struck a relatively upbeat tone, with a strong focus on employment and boosting the workforce.
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Better times for the UK?
The recent inflation and growth data for the UK gave tentative cause for optimism. However, the UK has a long way to go before it is likely to lure back international buyers.
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