UK dividends hit new highs
With the yield on UK shares at a level not seen since the depths of the financial crisis, are investors missing a barg
Adviser Hub 24th Jan 2019
Natural disasters dampen Japan’s growth
Japan’s economy shrank during the three months to September, contracting at an annualised rate of 1.2%. Spending and export activity were hampered over the summer by a series of natural disasters. Els...
Adviser Hub 7th Dec 2018
A Brexit deal remains elusive
October 2018 UK share prices fell sharply during October as investors became increasingly rattled by a combination of factors, including concerns over global growth and worries over Brexit. Chancel...
Adviser Hub 9th Nov 2018
Sharp falls in US share prices
February 2018 Having risen by over 25% over 2017, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index fell during February to levels last seen at the end of November. Investors were troubled by evidence that in...
Adviser Hub 23rd Oct 2018
Inflation picks up in Japan
September 2018 as expected, the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy unchanged in September, maintaining its short-term interest rate target at minus 0.1% and an annual target of around 80 trilli...
Adviser Hub 5th Oct 2018
Italy’s spending plans raise eyebrows
September 2018 Having recovered slightly during September, share prices in Italy fell heavily at the end of September as Italy’s government raised eyebrows with a controversial budget. The go...
The Week: A decade on from the financial crisis, how do the banks look today?
October 2018 On a total return basis, the FTSE All Share is up 139% over the last decade to end September. In contrast, the FTSE All Share Banks Index is down -6% Banks account for 11.9% of th...
Adviser Hub 4th Oct 2018
Consumer confidence dips in Europe
August 2018 Share prices dipped across European markets at the end of August following the news that consumer confidence in the eurozone had posted a sharp drop. According the European Commission (...
Adviser Hub 5th Sep 2018
UK equity indices rise above the tension
May 2018 Despite escalating trade tensions, uncertainties over Brexit, and political instability in Italy, UK equity markets rose during May. The FTSE 100 Index increased by 2.2% and reached a new...
Adviser Hub 11th Jun 2018
Macroeconomic issues drive sentiment
May 2018 UK equity markets rose over May as a whole, but investors’ attention was absorbed by Italy’s ongoing political problems, question-marks over the UK Government’s commitmen...
Adviser Hub 8th Jun 2018
Trump threatens trade war
March 2018 March was a controversial month for the US as President Donald Trump implemented a range of measures designed to protect America’s interests. The US also announced plans to impose...
Adviser Hub 5th Apr 2018
Progress on Brexit transition agreement
March 2018 UK share prices generally fell during March amid expectations of tightening monetary policy and concerns over rising US protectionism. The UK and EU managed to reach an accord on “...
UK shares joined February’s global sell-off
February 2018 UK share prices dropped sharply at the beginning of February amid mounting speculation that central bank policymakers – not only in the UK, but also in the US – might deci...
Adviser Hub 9th Mar 2018
Global sell-off in February
February 2018 Equity markets experienced a global sell-off during early February triggered by concerns that US interest rates might rise more rapidly than previously expected. Equity indices in the...
Adviser Hub 2nd Mar 2018
….And so it starts
February 2018 Markets had to crack at some point, and now they have. Stronger US wage growth has prompted a sell-off in markets as investors fear rising rates The flip side of inflation fea...
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