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03 January 2018
Wealth Market Commentary - DecemberThe traditional ‘Santa Rally’ led the FTSE 100 to close the year at an all-time high of 7,687.77.
01 December 2017
Market Commentary - NovemberAs expected, the base rate of interest was increased to 0.5% by the Bank of England at the November Monetary Policy Committee meeting. Although the move was widely expected, the comments that rates would not rise further in the foreseeable future saw Sterling drop 16% intraday.
01 November 2017
Market Commentary - OctoberThe Consumer Price Index measure of inflation hit a five year high reaching 3%. With the UK economy growing 0.4% between July and September it is likely that we will see the first interest rate rise in more than a decade at the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting in November.
19 October 2017
Socially Responsible InvestingSocially Responsible Investing (SRI) has come to prominence in recent years as investors seek to invest in companies that are either delivering social good or trying to change poor/unethical behaviours.
02 October 2017
Market Commentary SeptemberSeptember saw the Consumer Price Index measure of inflation hit 2.9% - a four year high as the effects of Brexit start to filter through into economic data.
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