Is Cash King?
Filed in: Momentum |Investment |Pensions |Savings |Economy
28 November 2023
If we are close to peak rates, as many economists are suggesting, then history would suggest cash should be usurped from its throne.
Filed in: Momentum |Investment |Pensions |Savings |Economy
28 November 2023
If we are close to peak rates, as many economists are suggesting, then history would suggest cash should be usurped from its throne.
Filed in: Momentum |Investment |Pensions |Savings |Economy
14 November 2023
Following the start of the US Federal Reserve's belated rate hiking cycle in March 2020, 2023 has seen a marked pickup in interest rate volatility and a significant increase in the benchmark 10-year yield in recent months, which have contributed to broader economic uncertainty. So, what exactly has been driving this volatility and is this trend going to reverse anytime soon?
Filed in: TAM |Investment |Pensions |Savings |Economy
06 November 2023
Ask any seasoned investor and they will tell you this year has been particularly tricky to call. the market over the coming quarters will pivot off two main outcomes: A soft, or a hard landing. Right now, it's so hard to call that some economists and pros have given up trying.
What should investors take from this? Phil Hadley provides his insight to the mix
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30 October 2023
While the world's attention has been focussed on the horrific events in Israel and Gaza, the storm brewing in bond markets reached a new intensity, with the yield on the US 10-year Treasury bond last week crossing a milestone of 5%, the highest since before the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). This matters a great deal to financial markets globally, its impact shouldn't be underestimated. US Treasuries are the world's greatest safe-haven asset, and the 10-year yield is the world's discount rate. When it moves sharply, as now, it reverberates globally and immediately.
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23 October 2023
Our everyday lives involve countless decisions made under uncertainty. Incomplete, complex, and often conflicting information can steer our thinking away from crucial underlying factors that are likely to be more beneficial inputs into decision making.
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16 October 2023
Having sat on the sidelines for the best part of two years, the growth opportunity for Moonpig is clear.