12th September 2023
wo weeks ago, the estimated size of the economy jumped by about 1.7 per cent, equivalent to about £38 billion a year. This wasn’t…
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8th August 2023
For Times readers under fifty years of age their adulthood has been set against a steady backdrop of falling interest rates. The relative attraction…
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10th July 2023
Last week saw the world’s largest central bank, the Federal Reserve, release details about its recent decision to leave US interest rates unchanged. Dubbed…
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19th June 2023
With a UK General Election widely expected next year, attention is turning to what the Conservative government’s pitch will be on tax. Indiscreet advisers…
Read more30th May 2023
A debate over the health of the UK stock market is intensifying. At a multi-decade discount to its global peers, the FTSE All Share…
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18th April 2023
The outlook for the UK economy continues to improve. This encouraging trend has been apparent in economic data since late last year. Official forecasts…
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21st February 2023
In recent months the outlook for the UK economy has been steadily improving. There is now a decent chance that the UK avoids a…
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28th December 2022
2022 has been a punishing year for investors and for savers. Global stock market indices have declined by an average of 18%. This will…
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12th December 2022
This Thursday sees the Bank of England poised, once again, to raise UK interest rates. This will be the ninth successive meeting this has…
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17th November 2022
“All models are wrong, but some are useful”. This quote from British statistician, George Box, has taken on added resonance for the UK economy…
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25th October 2022
To misquote the late entertainer, Eric Morecambe, Liz Truss had all the right instincts, but not necessarily in the right order. To acknowledge this…
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5th October 2022
It is a popular misconception that the surge in energy prices and its impact on inflation and the cost-of-living crisis is down to the…
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