It has been a better week for investment markets as Donald Trump has started to signal a further retreat on his tariffs as more CEOs warn...

President Trump has long extolled the virtues of tariffs. You have to say American voters should have known what they were getting, even...

I am afraid I have no choice; today’s update is indeed all about President Donald Trump. On Wednesday we had the much discussed...

Wednesday’s spring statement gave Rachel Reeves an opportunity to convince us that she has put the UK public finances on a stable...

This has been an interesting week of announcements from the major developed market central banks. First off was Jerome Powell, Chair of...

Financial markets have witnessed a dramatic change in leadership, as US equities continue to struggle in the face of President Trump’s...

The European push to support Ukraine has stepped up a significant notch this week with Germany now announcing a huge raft of spending...

It’s been another week of news focused on Trump and the Ukraine, with Prime Minister Starmer promising to increase his UK defence budget...

I did try very hard to avoid Donald Trump last week, however I am afraid this week he has forced his way back into my weekly musings. Be...

The Bank of England’s (BoE) decision to cut interest rates by 0.25% last week was widely anticipated, but it still stunned some...

I appreciate that by the time you read this President Trump has probably staked claim to another piece of global real estate to go with...

A slightly different US aspect to start the week as we were back on interest rate watch, with the first policy announcement of the New...

It was good to focus on the UK last week, as I had a sneaky suspicion that this week would be all about the return of Donald Trump. As it...

There has been growing commentary around the US big-cap stocks’ valuation premium over UK stocks that has risen to record levels since...

Happy New Year to you. Having had a little break, returning to work seems like not a lot has changed. UK politics remains in a frightful...

We are almost there. Christmas is around the corner and my thoughts are already turning towards how the Christmas Turkey will impact on...

With some trepidation, I made my way more carefully into the office this morning, being Friday 13th after all. It is certainly a bad day...

Something different for you this week. I might not often display an affinity to our ex-cousins from across the channel, but boy does...

Is Donald Trump serious about tariffs? This has been the question hanging over not just world markets but the whole world of economics....

The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro had been billed as a moment for “the West and the Rest” to show unity, yet the various agendas that have...

Where do we go from here? Brexit was supposed to be the UK’s big opportunity to make its own brave path in negotiating global trade with,...

It seems harsh on Kemi Badenoch that her triumph in the Conservative party leadership election is not headlining my weekly update this...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her budget. The headlines for our clients are clear.   Pension will fall into your estate for...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was in Washington this week for her first set of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual...

Inflation data gave us a pleasant but temporary break from geopolitics this week, as the consumer prices index (CPI) fell to 1.7 per cent...

After Sir Keir Starmer’s big win for Labour this summer, it looked like UK politics might settle down following years of Brexit-induced...

Before we look at markets we must pause and reflect on the lives lost in the US from Hurricane Helene. As I write this, over 120 are dead...

The Labour party conference passed without as much as a whimper this week, with fairly unexciting speeches from Rachel Reeves and Sir...

Investment markets have just got very interesting. Whilst the Bank of England held fast on further rate cuts this week to see how their...

Over the past week, I was delighted to hear the wonderful news that Princess Catherine has completed her chemotherapy treatment. The...

Last weekend, millions of eager fans spent hours trying to secure tickets for the highly anticipated Oasis reunion tour, set to take...

Since taking over from Joe Biden more than four weeks ago, Vice President Kamala Harris has exceeded expectations in the presidential...

The aftermath of the horrendous attack at a dance school in Southport last week has reverberated around the UK as violent protests and...

After weeks of unpredictable skies and cooler-than-normal temperatures, it felt like summer had gone missing this year. The warmth and...

The summer months are often said to be a quiet time for markets, an opinion I have never really shared. In fact, a review of financial...

Following the dramatic events in the US last Saturday, with Trump surviving an assassination attempt, global attention has swiftly...

It is often said that a week is a long time in politics, and this week has proven that statement truer than ever. Last Friday, we...

After weeks of campaigning and debating, the election is now behind us. As highly anticipated, the results this morning reveal that UK...

With just under a week left before voters in the UK head to the polls on July 4th for the country’s first general election since 2019,...

With the Euros kicking off last Friday, the European leg of Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' in full swing and growing anticipation ahead of...

After months of anticipation, the European Central Bank (ECB) has finally cut interest rates for the first time in five years. This move,...

While general etiquette may suggest avoiding conversations about religion, money, and politics, given the events of this past week, we...

The former US President Donald Trump has been convicted on all counts against him in his “hush money” trial, even as he claimed the case...

Finally, after months of speculation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that this year’s general election will take place on the...

Last Friday brought encouraging news for the UK as data revealed that we have exited the technical recession we slipped into in the last...

We have written for some time now about how falling inflation is being closely monitored by central banks who are desperate to start...

Despite his political tenure lasting longer than that of Liz Truss, Humza Yousaf’s resignation as Scottish First Minister, after just a...

Markets have quickly stepped down from high alert on an escalation to the Middle East conflict and have returned to a pre-occupation with...

An escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, where Iran launched a drone and missile strike on Israel last weekend, was unsettling...

It is good to be back in touch, I do hope that you had an enjoyable Easter break. Dialogue has progressed over the last few weeks with...