I think most civilised teachers and parents know that corporal punishment doesn’t work and just...
Economy
“What Recession? Some Economists See Chances of a Growth Rebound.”
Every fund manager update I’ve read in the past couple of weeks has asked, or tried to predict,...
“UK wages grow faster than expected in the last quarter of 2022”
So here’s the dilemma for the Bank of England. Do they push up interest rates further, pushing...
“BoE’s Bailey predicts ‘powerful downward forces’ will rein inflation in”
On the same day, another headline threw itself at me: ‘High inflation will be with us for years,...
“How the world economy could avoid recession”
Fund managers can often sound like politicians; or economists; or even weather forecasters. ‘The...
“CBI boss urges Sunak to show more ambition on economy”
For the first time for a long-time, someone with some positive, non-binary (in the old sense)...
“‘Nightmare’ inflation eases slightly to 10.5%”
As many have already commented, Rishi’s promise to ‘halve inflation by the end of the year’ is the...
“FTSE hits four-year high on UK growth surprise and fall in US inflation”
As if on cue, some actual investment good news. Our Stockmarket has sort-of soared (already...
“The biggest shock investors could face in 2023”
What’s the biggest shock investors could face this year? Well, not a shock to hear that it’s...
Investment Outlook for 2023
I’ve told many who’ll listen that I think this will be a good year for investments, despite the...
“Pound rebounds: How have the markets reacted to Rishi Sunak becoming PM?”
Every single joke and witty aside that could be, has been made. So I thought that some idea of the...
“Big public spending cuts loom as ‘£40bn of savings needed’”
I heard one of this week’s batch of ministers talk of the ‘efficiency savings’ that can apparently...
“Pound hits all-time low against dollar after mini-budget rocks markets”
It may have felt a rubbish year if you have funds invested with us. If you took the plunge this...
“Crisis lifts credit card spends to 17-year high according to Bank of England”
I’ve heard two interpretations of this data. That we’re all so worried about the cost of living...
“America’s jobs boom rolls on, fuelling fears of sustained inflation”
Full employment used to be a worthy goal. Surely if everyone who can work is working, we’d all be...