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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Labour’s landslide victory in last week’s General Election was broadly welcomed by the financial markets. The one thing that the markets dislike more than anything else is uncertainty – something that was never likely to be an issue with Sir Keir Starmer’s party maintaining their 20-point poll lead throughout the six-week campaign. The new Government […]
The politician in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt must have wanted to go further in his Autumn Statement giveaways, but that was never likely to happen. The Chancellor has put too much effort into reassuring the markets and the British public that he is a careful custodian of the economy to jeopardise all of that for a […]
Market volatility shows value of long-term approach
/in NewsOn 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
/in NewsThe 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
/in NewsChancellor 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 […]
Labour landslide keeps the markets happy
/in NewsLabour’s landslide victory in last week’s General Election was broadly welcomed by the financial markets. The one thing that the markets dislike more than anything else is uncertainty – something that was never likely to be an issue with Sir Keir Starmer’s party maintaining their 20-point poll lead throughout the six-week campaign. The new Government […]
Autumn Statement: Chancellor fires starting gun on election year
/in NewsThe politician in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt must have wanted to go further in his Autumn Statement giveaways, but that was never likely to happen. The Chancellor has put too much effort into reassuring the markets and the British public that he is a careful custodian of the economy to jeopardise all of that for a […]