There were months of rumours before the final (who knew?) Rachel Budget last year. The problem was...
Economy
“Reeves likely to extend stealth tax raid in the next Budget, informs deVere”
It’s (still) all a bit of a mess, isn’t it. Political Dark Lord shenanigans, inflation up due to...
“Reeves hails ‘golden age’ for City as regulations relax”
One of Rachel’s plans to realise her ever-receding hopes and dreams of growth, growth, growth is...
“Taco Thursday: European and US stocks rise after Trump ‘chickens out’ over tariffs”
While Trump was on stage at Davos during the afternoon of what no-one is calling Warlike...
“Markets remain bullish despite Iran tensions, Trump tariff threats and Powell investigation”
Keen viewers of my ‘What will happen in 2026’ video will know that I, unsurprisingly, predicted...
“Why the ‘comfortable middle’ faces a tougher decade ahead”
Do you have a, or are you in the, ‘comfortable middle’? The point here is that those currently in...
“Budget tax-free cash rumour aftermath: ‘Our job is to dampen panic, not monetise it'”
As we all now know, nothing happened. All that (I know, first world) anxiety that tax-free cash...
“Budget 2025: ‘Crucial’ salary sacrifice to pensions limited to £2,000”
After all the panic and hoo-hah, the only pension-tiddling was this already-trailed hit on ‘salary...
“Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped from next year”
After all the negative Budget stuff, here’s a positive - for me, anyway, although not surprisingly...
“Will the Autumn Budget be a nightmare before Christmas?”
It’s almost not worth adding any more to the melange of rumour, speculation and u-turns before...
“‘Bubble’ fears resurface amid US equities valuation highs”
Running a close second to Budget speculation in the what-to-worry-about charts is whether things...
“Rachel Reeves confirms she no longer stands by pledge not to raise taxes”
With so much bad stuff happening in so many places, talking about ‘an atmosphere of fear’ over tax...
“Trump wins temporary reprieve as he fights against court block on tariffs”
When I started to write this, I did say that everything could have changed by the time you read...
“Five sustainable equity funds that outperformed markets during ‘Liberation Day’ tariff chaos”
In the Trump-inflicted market turmoil of recent weeks, it has been fascinating to see that...
“Trade war: Stock markets rally as Trump rows back on Fed and China threats”
Yet another reminder, should one be needed, of how quickly things can and will change. A nod and a...