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A trade war no one could afford to win  A client asked at the start of last week: “Will the US and China reach a trade agreement?” Our short but confident answer was: Yes. Longer answer: Because the maths, the money and the politics all say they must. And sure enough, the US and China…

The last day of the tax year is coming up in April, but there is still time to take steps in order to make the most of your pension. Here are some useful tips from our partners at Standard Life to help you prepare.  1. Use your pension allowance Your pension annual allowance is the…

Here’s our weekly market update – follow Synergi to get regular market data and opinions. US markets closed the week on a high note with the S&P 500 up +1.4% and the NASDAQ up +1.3%. Materials was the best performing sector, followed by financials and communication services. The worst were healthcare, utilities and consumer discretionary,…

The key news story for markets on Friday was the US Non-farm Payrolls for November, which came in at 263k jobs added, well ahead of consensus at 200k. There was also an upward revision to the October reading from 261k to 284k. The unemployment rate nevertheless held firm at 3.7% and wage growth was also…

COP27 ended on Sunday with an agreement for richer countries to fund poorer nations, although details need to be agreed. There was also a failure by countries to agree to phase out fossil fuels, meaning commitments on emissions did not go further than the weakened Glasgow COP26 pledge to phase down polluting coal power and…

In the US equity markets ended the week lower, on concerns about the Federal Reserve’s notably more hawkish stance and about the impact of inflation on consumer spending, and thereby corporate earnings and margin outlook. The S&P 500 fell -2.77% on the day, breaking down below the 50 day moving average. The technology-heavy Nasdaq 100…