Cautious Budget as Brexit Looms. - 8th March 2017

Today was Budget day in the UK.

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Slower Growth & Bigger Deficit. - 23rd November 2016

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

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Another Political Revolution. - 9th November 2016

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

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No change! All change! - 18th September 2015

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.

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Fed tightening - 15th September 2015

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

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Positive Week - 28th August 2015

US data yesterday showed the US economy grew more than previously estimated.

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Overdone - 24th August 2015

What a difference a week makes! Last Tuesday the S&P500 index touched 2,103.11 – just 27.7 points or 1.3% from its all-time high made on 21 May 2015.

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Worries over China - 21st August 2015

Worries over China, the world’s second largest economy, was again the catalyst for lower equity markets yesterday.

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Game, Set & Match - 14th July 2015

As Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer for his third Wimbledon title, Greece finally reached an agreement with the troika over the reforms needed for a third bailout in five years and remain in the euro.

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Budget 2015 number 2 - 8th July 2015

Although George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, only delivered his sixth Budget in March, he stood up in Parliament earlier today and put a Tory stamp on Britain..

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