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Inflation
“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,...
“BoE raises base rate to 4% marking 15-year high”
Rumours were that, if interest rates went up, it would be by 25, not 50 'basis points (a quarter...
“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...
“Easy-access savings rates at highest UK level since 2009”
Last week’s Budget/Financial Statement will mean that many with shares who currently don’t, will...
“Autumn Statement 2022: Key points at-a-glance”
Rather than rehash everything that will be in the headlines, I thought it might be helpful to...
“UK energy and food prices push inflation to 41-year high”
My memories of 1981 are of a great year, full of discos and Greek sunshine and friends. That was...