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I have been asked to give a quick sketch of my thoughts on various matters - the economy, property, commodities, the markets, IPO's and...

Capital Gains Tax - potential changes ahead

Accountants Moore Kingston Smith have just reported upon The Office of Tax Simplication’s report on capital gains tax published last...

Moore Stephens sees recovery

Early signs of recovery as the deal volumes increase significantly is the anticipation of Moore Kingston Smith Corporate Finance. The...

On the brink of a double-dip?

This second mega-bout of 'lockdown' looks as though it really could cause a lot more economic problems for Boris and Rishi. Could there...

Lockdown Two knocks confidence

Could we be on the very brink of a double-dip recession, the first in some twenty-five years? Analysts are suggesting that a second slump...

Not out of the woods yet but the worst is now behind us

According to the Link Dividend Monitor UK companies' Q3 dividend payouts were the lowest for ten years and almost half the level seen in...

Covid-19 has reshaped revenue and profit expectations

It is very evident now that as companies battled their way through the first few months of lockdown, it gave the smarter managements the...

Market going a great deal higher in 2020 but ...

I am feeling really quite bullish about the UK equity market, as judged by the performance of the FTSE 100 index. I see it easily...

What Is Davos Worth?

The Davos bunfight was yet another example of very important people meeting together to puff out their chests and pat themselves on the...

EU Now Dropping Into Recession?

It is very interesting to note that the countries in the Eurozone are now lagging behind the UK economy. Germany, France and Italy are,...

FTSE 100

From the peak last May of 7877 the FTSE 100 (UKX.L) has subsequently endured a narrow band trading period over the summer months, it has...

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