A critical week for markets
By Rupert Thompson, Chief Economist at Kingswood Equity markets resumed their rebound last week after a pause the previous one. Global...
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Investment Week considers - UK smaller companies remain an 'uncomfortable trade'
Author James Baxter-Derrington reported that Brexit, the pandemic and a looming recession have not helped the UK's smaller companies UK...
Investment Week reports that UK company profit warnings spike 50% in 2022 - 17.7% of firms
UK company profit warnings spike 50% in 2022 17.7% of firms Author Elliot Gulliver-Needham reported that out of the 305 profit warnings...
Market Comment – today’s 175 point rise has no base
Ongoing strikes inconveniencing all walks of life in the UK have been impactful over the last couple of months. I see them continuing...
Market Comment – expect an early fall-back
On Monday 3 October, just two months ago, I noted that the best time to buy was when there was pain all around. The FT Index was then...
Market insights - the UK - WH Ireland
The asset class suffered another torrid month with small and mid-cap equities once more bearing the brunt of the losses, although large...
Receding liquidity exposes risks
By Frédérique Carrier, Head of Investment Strategy in the British Isles and Asia at RBC Wealth Management Long dry spells and retreating...
AIM IPOs reach 13-year low in Q3
£3m in new equity raised London’s Alternative Investment Market experienced its lowest number of initial public offerings for one...
Slumping UK small caps should be ‘first in, first out’ as valuations turn exciting - Citywire
As a UK smaller companies investor it helps to have a strong stomach, according to Martin Currie fund managers Dan Green and Richard...
The IPO apocalypse - Edison Investment Research
Extracting value from the new issue slump A toxic cocktail of slowing growth, rising inflation and belatedly hawkish central banks has...
Investors start to apply the brakes – Q2 2022 growth capital update
2021 was an exceptional year for the UK growth capital market, and while Q1 2022 got this year off to a flying start, the market...
The Chancellor and the OBR - Christy Wilson, Katten UK
“The market instability at the moment, including the weak pound and high-interest rates, is in part due to the fact that the Chancellor...
The Market’s recent fallback offers significant opportunities for shrewd investors
I am grateful to Forbes Magazine for informing that Baron Rothschild, an 18th-century British nobleman and member of the Rothschild...
Christy Wilson, Katten UK, 'all this could have been avoided'
“The removal of the 45% income tax rate was not anticipated before the budget. There was discussion that the Chancellor may announce some...
A loss of confidence in UK fiscal policy: the root cause for the market volatility
Rufaro Chiriseri, Director, Head of Fixed Income for the British Isles at RBC Wealth Management The UK government’s latest Growth Plan,...
How the new interest rates affect house prices and rent across the UK
- Housing market: hurry if you’re selling, halt if you’re buying, stay if you’ve borrowed, finance experts advise - Landlords will likely...
UK equities downgrade: A difficult winter ahead
By Frédérique Carrier, Head of Investment Strategy in the British Isles and Asia at RBC Wealth Management With the energy crisis...
Don't take fright - just sit tight
Investors always seem to overplay their hands. Russia's massive attack on Ukraine has been a 'real shaker' even though the situation has...
What is a 'Black Swan' event?
A ‘black swan event’ is when an event or occurrence is extremely difficult to predict. Was Putin’s move difficult to predict – probably...
Inflation – yes it really is running away and it will get worse
Towards the end of last November, I wrote that the economic recovery was pointing to levels different to those of the Bank of England....
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