Weekly Financial Update – 03.09.2020

Weekly Financial Update – 03.09.2020

A slightly negative week for the majority of world stock markets but the US continues to outperform.       As discussed during last week’s update, Jerome Powell, the US Federal Reserve Chairman did in fact announce a change to the central bank’s...
Market Commentary – March 2020

Market Commentary – March 2020

The Coronavirus has impacted everything. Our health, our jobs and even our lifestyles.   The impact on the global economy has been huge with a large chunk of it shut down.   Global stock markets have naturally suffered heavy falls not seen since the global financial...
Spring Statement 2019 – What You Need To Know

Spring Statement 2019 – What You Need To Know

Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his Spring Statement 2019 and from a financial planning point of view there is not much to say. There were however a few interesting announcements on the economy more broadly. What is the Spring Statement 2019 For those of you...
Market Commentary – December 2018

Market Commentary – December 2018

There are a lot of negative numbers in the table below as December saw the continued temporary decline in world stock markets. More often than not, around this time there is what’s called a ‘Santa’s Rally’ meaning investors usually bring some festive cheer to the...