A draft Brexit withdrawal deal has finally been agreed between the EU and the UK (or more specifically Theresa May and the ‘collective’ of her Cabinet – which means it was far from unanimous).

While this Budget Statement will no doubt grab media headlines, from a stock market standpoint this Budget, like many over the last few years, had little impact on UK equity markets.

I am always bemused by negative media headlines and over the past month these have been grabbed by both the 10 year anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ […]

Today at 12:30pm the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, presented his first ever Spring Statement following his decision to move the Budget to November, replacing the Autumn Statement (which over the last few years had in effect been used as a mini-budget).

Its Emmanuel Macron (a pro-Europe, centrist) versus Marine Le Pen (right-wing, anti-euro) in the second round of the French Presidential elections in two weeks’ time (Sunday 7 May 2017).

Today was Budget day in the UK.

Today, Philip Hammond, the new Chancellor delivered first Autumn Statement to Parliament.

Overnight financial markets fell heavily as it became clear that Donald Trump (Republican) would become the 45th US President.

Last night in the US, the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) concluded their eagerly awaited two-day meeting and left US interest rates unchanged.

Global equity markets have drifted lower this week ahead of an eagerly awaited US Federal Reserve…