As inflation remains unchanged and interest rates head up again, there’s ‘no hope on the horizon...
Economy
“Jeremy Hunt ‘comfortable’ with recession to bring down inflation”
‘If it isn’t hurting, it isn’t working’ said another Tory Chancellor, Norman Lamont, at the height...
“Argentina raises interest rate to 97% as it struggles to tackle inflation”
This should put our moans about inflation and interest rates in some context. Putin and...
“UK economy to shrink by 0.3% – the worst of any G7 country, as IMF warns of more turmoil”
An ‘alternative’ (GB News) headline spoke of doom-mongering, Johnny-foreigners talking down our...
“Interest rate rises to 4.25% after jump in inflation”
I think most civilised teachers and parents know that corporal punishment doesn’t work and just...
“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...
“Retail sales growth jumps in November but lags far behind inflation”
So here’s a slightly tricky one to get your head around. Retail sales were up in November, but not...