So what’s going to happen, Philip, I’m asked most days? Well, limiting it to investments, at the...
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“China slowdown sends markets plunging”
The gloomy business headlines this week are about China and the end of the economic world it's...
“Channel migrants: Home secretary declares major incident”
There are large numbers of Daily Mail/Express readers and Loud Blokes in the Gym Locker Room who...
Michael Gove: Let homeowners scavenge for waste at council dumps
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and leading Brexiteer Michael Gove knows how to woo...
“What does the 2018 budget mean for you?”
So was it a good Budget? If you’re viewing it from the Daily Express’s shiny end of the glass...
“Brexit, the Irish border and the ‘battle for the union'”
Ireland has 5 Nobel prizes for Literature and none for economics. It’s interesting however, that...
“A dubious fashion for unpaid interns”
Apparently, graduates of fashion colleges are being made to work as unpaid interns for months,...
Sterling falls
Sterling has fallen for 12 consecutive trading sessions, enduring its longest losing streak...
“Treasury says firms do not need to prepare for no-deal Brexit”
So that’s good, isn’t it. Not sure the message has got through, though, as HSBC this week...
“Bank prepares for deep recession”
The Governor of the Bank of England: 'The effects of a 'no deal' Brexit will be similar to those...
“Donald Trump strikes deal with EU to prevent trade war”
Have you ever introduced your supposed best friend to another best friend, then found that they’ve...
“China hits back after US imposes tariffs worth $34bn”
You may have noticed that while the Brexiteers want us to ‘Reconnect with the Rest of the World’,...
“There is no “Brexit dividend” to spend on the NHS”
Theresa May has finally learned from the ‘Leave’ campaign veterans with whom she's surrounded,...
“Watchdog chief says Brexit can’t ‘obstruct’ FCA policing”
Our regulator is ‘independently funded’ by the fees we advisers pay them to regulate us. They...
“Senior Tories warn Hammond public spending figures ‘hiding economic reality'”
Although Philip ‘Tigger’ Hammond hinted that more spending might be coming, austerity continues 10...