In the Trump-inflicted market turmoil of recent weeks, it has been fascinating to see that...
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“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...
“Tariffs through time: have they ever worked?”
History may not repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes. Is what Trump is doing as ‘unprecedented’...
“Stocks surge and yields stabilise as Trump tariffs paused”
"The reason our stock market is so successful is because of me. I've always been great with money,...
“Is the world heading into recession?”
I heard a BBC Economics or Business Correspondent say that ‘it’s likely that these falls in stock...
“FTSE plummets as Trump triggers global market crash”
In ‘times like these’ old stagers like me put on our ‘seen it all before’ hats, but there’s a...
“Trump unveils worldwide tariffs”
‘Since the beginning of the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost about 10 percent of...
“Industry reacts to implications of Trump presidency”
‘I’m sad for my country, but not my portfolio’, commented one US fund manager and political...
“Federal Reserve has ‘growing confidence’ of US soft landing but in ‘no rush to cut rates'”
What happens to the US economy matters, particularly to your investments, because it is still the...
“US Market Reaction To Possible Second Trump Term Appears Unperturbed – For Now”
In the list of things to worry about, especially those on which you can have absolute influence,...
“Donald Trump is winning. Business, beware”
There’s a perception that whatever might be the consequences for the rest of the world, Trump as...
“FTSE falls as Trump warns on virus, Brexit trade hopes wane”
A leading fund manager told us in a presentation this week that only 4% of their global portfolios...
“Holidaymakers urged to take out extra travel insurance post-Brexit”
Many (many) moons ago, I was a travel rep in Spain, which was not then a member of the EU/EC/EEC...
“Fed chair: ‘The case for raising rates has weakened'”
The Prez is very keen that his stock market heads only north and interest rates south to keep his...
“Donald Trump strikes deal with EU to prevent trade war”
Have you ever introduced your supposed best friend to another best friend, then found that they’ve...