It is a theme that we constantly return to at Phillip Bates & Co Financial Services, but there really is no substitute for long-term, diversified financial planning. It was just a few weeks ago that we were facing up to President Trump’s tariff wars and their potential consequences for economies around the world. While there […]
There have been many headlines about President Donald Trump’s tariff policy over the last couple of months following so called ‘Liberation Day’. After the first few days of the announcement, it has been hard keeping pace with what tariff is applied to what country, who’s striking trade deals and who is still out in the […]
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On the wall behind me in my office is a chart displaying the various ups and downs of the global economy over the last century. Included within it are global recessions, world wars and various other events that have triggered financial downturns or upturns. In terms of our own recent history, the collapse of the […]
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The best that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hope for from Wednesday’s Spring Statement was as little drama as possible. Her principal objective was to demonstrate that she and the wider Labour Government are trying the best they can with an extremely difficult set of cards. This would have been the same had it been a […]
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has not enjoyed the happiest of starts to 2025 with calls in some quarters for her to even be removed from her post. While this is unlikely to happen any time soon, there is no question that this Government’s management of the UK economy is under intense scrutiny as the fallout from […]
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Long-term, diversified planning protects against economic shockwaves
/0 Comments/in News /by EdwardLambIt is a theme that we constantly return to at Phillip Bates & Co Financial Services, but there really is no substitute for long-term, diversified financial planning. It was just a few weeks ago that we were facing up to President Trump’s tariff wars and their potential consequences for economies around the world. While there […]
Markets bounce back from Trump tariffs
/0 Comments/in News /by EdwardLambThere have been many headlines about President Donald Trump’s tariff policy over the last couple of months following so called ‘Liberation Day’. After the first few days of the announcement, it has been hard keeping pace with what tariff is applied to what country, who’s striking trade deals and who is still out in the […]
Market volatility shows value of long-term approach
/0 Comments/in News /by EdwardLambOn the wall behind me in my office is a chart displaying the various ups and downs of the global economy over the last century. Included within it are global recessions, world wars and various other events that have triggered financial downturns or upturns. In terms of our own recent history, the collapse of the […]
Chancellor hopes for better days ahead
/0 Comments/in News /by EdwardLambThe best that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hope for from Wednesday’s Spring Statement was as little drama as possible. Her principal objective was to demonstrate that she and the wider Labour Government are trying the best they can with an extremely difficult set of cards. This would have been the same had it been a […]
Gilt yields give Chancellor a turbulent start to 2025
/0 Comments/in News /by EdwardLambChancellor Rachel Reeves has not enjoyed the happiest of starts to 2025 with calls in some quarters for her to even be removed from her post. While this is unlikely to happen any time soon, there is no question that this Government’s management of the UK economy is under intense scrutiny as the fallout from […]