Economy
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Charles Stanley Autumn Statement predictions
Written by Rob Morgan, Chief Investment Analyst at Charles Stanley Jeremy Hunt, the new Chancellor, will unveil his Autumn Statement tomorrow. He…
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11.1% inflation figure makes ‘grim but unsurprising reading’ – reaction from IFAs, mortgage brokers and finance experts
As we digest the latest ONS inflation data published this morning, which showed UK inflation coming in at 11.1% for the twelve months…
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Number of monthly company insolvencies increases 16% to 1,948 – Evelyn Partners
Claire Burden, Partner in the Advisory Consulting team at Evelyn Partners, the wealth management and professional services group, comments on October’s insolvency…
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ONS labour market data: “Permanent jobs market has slowed for the first time in two years, suggesting that confidence in UK Plc is waning” – reaction
Responding to the ONS Labour Market data (November) published this morning, recruitment and other experts have been sharing their reactions through Newspage with the…
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Almost half of all money paid into UK ISAs now in stocks and shares – highest level since Global Financial Crisis
Almost half (47.9%) of all money paid into UK ISAs is now put into stocks and shares ISAs, up from 33.2% in…
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US inflation: the direction is good, the end point still not
By Carlo Putti, investment director, M&G Investments US inflation came in lower than expected with headline inflation now at 7.7% YoY while…
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UK GDP falls by 0.2% as recession fears dominate – what do investment experts think?
Today’s announcement from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that the UK’s September and Q3 GDP has shown a fall of 0.2%, will probably…
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PIMCO: US CPI Commentary
By Tiffany Wilding, PIMCO North American Economist Bottom Line: Finally a softer inflation report. We had flagged October downside inflation risks, but…
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“Record rate rises, political chaos and belt tightening – it has been an extraordinary quarter” – One Four Nine’s Bevan Blair gives his latest investment update
Bevan Blair (pictured), CIO, One Four Nine Portfolio Management: It has been an extraordinary quarter. Inflation remains stubbornly high and central banks are…
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Budget: the speculation assessed, and the changes Hargreaves Lansdown want to see
Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, and Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, comment on what might be…

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