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The World In A Week – Stocks and Bonds to Jingle All the Way?
Written by Ashwin Gurung The MSCI All-Country World Index, which tracks the performance of global equities, returned +8.1% in November in local currency terms, marking its most impressive month since…
The World In A Week – A cut in taxes and a boost in confidence
Written by Dominic Williams Jeremy Hunt's 'Autumn Statement for Growth' marked a departure from his March Budget, which lacked significant tax cuts, featured numerous spending promises, and produced…
The World In A Week – Have we reached the summit?
Written by Shane Balkham. UK inflation fell to below 5% in October, on the back of a sharp decline in energy costs. The monthly publication from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed a…
The World In A Week – The Great Escape (from Recession)
Written by Millan Chauhan The Office for National Statistics released the latest monthly GDP data for the UK, which saw the economy grow at +0.2% in September 2023, which equated to a third quarter…
Industry reaction to GDP Statistics
Derrick Dunne commented: “The news from the ONS this morning, that monthly real gross domestic product is estimated to have flatlined in the period from July to September, brought a run of…
The World In A Week – Economy or Inflation – That is the Question
Written by Chris Ayton The impact of higher UK interest rates is increasingly evident in many sectors of the economy. For example, last week The Insolvency Service released data showing the highest…
Bank of England interest rates held at 5.25%but what does it mean for investment? Investment experts react
In the fight with inflation, indiscriminately throwing interest rate hike punches one after the other, may well have landed a knock-out blow. We’ll just have to wait and see whether it was to…
The World In A Week – Held Steady
Written by Ilaria Massei The Office for National Statistics published a new set of data elaborating on a new methodology, which signalled that the UK's unemployment rate increased to 4.2% during the…
‘Experimental’ UK unemployment rate ticks up slightly as hiring slows
The latest ONS stats reveal that the UK unemployment rate rose slightly between June and August. Derrick Dunne commented: "Ever mindful of the inflationary impact of tight labour conditions, the…
The World In A Week – The Refinancing Challenge is Real
Written by Cormac Nevin Last week was a challenging one for markets, with the MSCI All Country World Index of global equities down -2.6% in both GBP and local currency terms. It was a broad-based…
The World In A Week – UK resilience in August
Written by Dominic Williams. UK GDP figures were released by the Office for National Statistics last Thursday, showing that the UK economy expanded by 0.2 per cent in August. This marks a reversal…
The World In A Week – One last hike?
Written by Millan Chauhan US markets are currently weighing up whether the Federal Reserve will implement a further interest rate hike at their next scheduled meeting at the end of October. At the…
