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Market Volatility remains likely, but there is still optimism: October market overview.
Although markets are expected to remain volatile, experts identify three reasons for investors to be optimistic. Reason one: shipping costs, oil prices and house prices – all of which contributed to this year’s steep increase in inflation – have now begun to fall. This should help to reduce inflation in the months ahead. Energy support packages are likely to…

Using Home to Fund Retirement is a “Delusion”
Using Home to Fund Retirement is a “Delusion” says former Minister Steve Webb, Britain’s former Pensions Minister, has stated that planning to downsize your home to secure a retirement income is a “delusion”, according to the BBC. He said that the 3 million British people who are relying on their homes for retirement are in for…

Last news release for 2022
China’s Central Economic Work Conference took place last week and this is one of the most important events of the year in terms of giving the public an indication of future plans. Beijing promised to “forcefully revive market confidence” in contrast to last year’s “revive the confidence of market entities” – so a little more…

Monday, 21 November – quick market update
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…

Time To Look Abroad? UK Workforce To Suffer “Dreadful” Wage Prospects
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has outlined the wage prospects of UK workers as “dreadful” after Chancellor Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement. The IFS states that workers will be worse off financially in 2021 in real terms than they were in 2008, with lower income families to be the worse affected. Paul Johnson, Director…

Time in not Timing
For century’s people have debated what asset class is best in the long term. You can imagine Genghis Khan wondering whether he would be better off with vast swathes of land, or herds of cattle, which one would bring the best rewards in the long term? Each asset class will have good times and bad…