Market Updates.

Round one. - 15th November 2018

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).

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budget 2018. - 29th October 2018

Today’s Budget wasn’t anything exciting despite its length. In fact, it was a bit like a cheap prawn cocktail: a lot of soggy lettuce with only […]

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the ten year wall of worry. - 19th September 2018

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’ […]

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Spring Statement 2018. - 19th June 2018

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 […]

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2018 gains erased. - 6th February 2018

Ian Copelin, Investment Director, comments: ‘As the sell-off in global equity markets has continued, all the gains made since the start of the year have now […]

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Budget November 2017. - 22nd November 2017

Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his first Autumn Budget today (last November he abolished the Autumn Statement and replaced it with an Autumn […]

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Memories of ‘87. - 19th October 2017

Ian Copelin, Investment Director, comments ‘Today marks the 30th anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash. I remember it vividly: on 19th October 1987, or Black […]

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None of the above. - 9th June 2017

Ian Copelin, Investment Director, comments ‘Oh, what a night! Where do I start? Surprisingly, today’s election result (albeit with a few seats still to be declared) […]

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Le relief rally. - 24th April 2017

Ian Copelin, Investment Director comments ‘Its Emmanuel Macron (a pro-Europe, centrist) versus Marine Le Pen (right-wing, anti-euro) in the second round of the French Presidential elections […]

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Cautious budget as brexit looms. - 8th March 2017

Today was Budget day in the UK.

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