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02 March 2018
Market Commentary - FebruaryUK economic growth was revised down for the fourth quarter of 2017 to 0.4%, taking the growth figure for 2017 to 1.7%.
Claire Scott
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12 February 2018
Are there financial benefits to being married?It is hard to ignore the fact that Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, encouraging us to surprise our chosen valentine with gestures of love and affection. All going well and you’re lucky enough to snap up your valentine, the next steps could be engagement and then marriage. What are the financial benefits to being married?
09 February 2018
Market Commentary Update - JanuaryGlobal equity markets have surprised many observers with the recent sell off in the wake of the US looking to increase interest rates as inflation is picking up. We have seen similar patterns before when markets over-react to economic news/data. Usually markets recover in time.
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.
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