The recent Brexit vote may have been a bit of shock to markets, with the pound taking a 10% hit against the dollar, but it may prove to be a golden opportunity for many property investors. As the UK government is forced to renegotiate trade deals with more than 40 ...
Credit where it is due to Theresa May. Her latest tough stance towards the Russia allegations may be rash, it may have resurfaced Cold War tensions and it may not be in the national interest, but it has done no damage to her approval ratings. A swathe of positive sentiment ...
By Rupert Read This winter, now finally ending, has seen disturbing early signs of the Earth’s climate starting perhaps to go out of control. The fierce cold snap in the UK occurred because the Arctic’s normal weather came down here; meanwhile, the Arctic was off-the-scale warm. Such events concentrate the ...
QuotedData’s economic round up – March 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage ...
QuotedData investment companies roundup – March 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of February 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. March Investment Companies Roundup Equity markets continued to run ...
Philip Hammond's Spring Statement was characterised by dangerous complacency and offers no light at the end of the tunnel for families across the country, according to Positive Money Executive Director Fran Boait. The Chancellor attempted to deliver a more upbeat statement amidst the uncertainty that surrounds the UK economy, pointing to signals ...
Looking for the best up and coming places to live in the UK? We’ve picked out our Top 10 up and coming places to live in the UK based on comparative prices, local investment, and recent trends. There is no such thing as ‘the housing market’. The UK is comprised of ...
UK consumers are being put at risk of fraud because banks are “seriously lagging behind international competitors” when it comes to security. New research has revealed UK financial services organisations are failing to invest and not keeping up with digital investment seen in other sectors. While other countries are taking ...
The US launched its threatened hefty steel and aluminium tariffs despite 100 Congress men writing to the President warning that this would precipitate a trade war and global economic disaster. Donald Trump signed an order meaning US steel imports now face a 25% tariff and aluminium 10%. Trump exempted neighbouring ...