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What’s behind the new all-time high in US markets?
Thursday 07 Nov 2019If you have just been reading the newspaper headlines over the last few months, it’s been rather gloomy material in general – from increasing US-China trade tensions to fears over Brexit and slowing global growth. And yet one of the most followed global indices – the S&P 500 – hit a new all-...
Emerging markets: Views from the experts
Thursday 31 Oct 20191. India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a meaningful reduction in India’s corporate tax rates to help spur investment and boost growth in the country’s slowing economy. These changes came as a positive surprise and send a strong signal that the government has recognised the stress...
The demographics driving India
Thursday 31 Oct 2019The introduction of new more generous tax laws has helped to revive interest in the Indian investment story. Although growth expectations have taken something of a knock in recent months the long-term picture in the country is underpinned by several drivers not least the country’s favourable...
Which assets perform the best in bear markets
Thursday 24 Oct 2019Worries about the possibility of a global economic slowdown appeared to gather pace last week when China posted its slowest growth since 1992. This adds to existing concerns about a brewing trade war between the US and China, a US stock market seemingly running out of steam, yield curve reversion,...
Why US earnings fears look overdone
Thursday 24 Oct 2019US stocks have been stuck in a rut for the last few months, unable to break out of their narrow trading range as investors weigh the potential damage to corporate earnings from tit-for-tat tariffs with China and a sharp fall in confidence among domestic manufacturers. Thanks to the trade war, a...
Six fascinating things you didn’t know about Morrisons, AO, Laura Ashley and more
Thursday 26 Sep 2019Investors typically get to know companies well if they follow their story through trading updates and financial results. That doesn’t always give you the full picture. Several quoted businesses have unusual assets which aren’t front and centre of the investment case. There is often logic behind...
Emerging markets: Views from the experts
Thursday 26 Sep 20191. August saw US-China trade tensions escalate with several rounds of retaliatory actions following US President Donald Trump’s announcement early in the month of new tariffs on Chinese goods. The United States also formally labeled China as a currency manipulator after the Chinese renminbi...
Understanding how the Hong Kong stock market relates to China
Thursday 26 Sep 2019China is one of the world’s largest economies yet its stock market can be difficult for private investors, and even some professionals, to follow. There are three main types of Chinese share. A-shares: renminbi-denominated shares in mainland China-based companies whose ownership is restricted to...
The FTSE 350 stocks making our lives better
Thursday 29 Aug 2019Invest in what you know is the golden rule for first time investors. This advice has stood the test of time and is a great way for people to get to know what investing is all about. Fortunately, there are many companies on the FTSE 350 which are household names. But when you get more comfortable...
Emerging markets: Views from the experts
Thursday 29 Aug 20191. For the first time in more than a decade, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) cut the policy interest rate by 25 basis points. While the cut was widely expected, the market was disappointed by the reference to the rate as a ‘mid-cycle adjustment’ and not likely the beginning of a prolonged easing cycle...