There is no doubt that 2022 will go down in history as a unique year from the point of view of monetary and investment policy. In the wake of rising inflation, which few had predicted, Central Banks around the world ran for cover, introducing restrictive policies and raising rates. The movement in interest rates was […]
It’s been a terrible year for most stockmarket investors. US stockmarkets have had a particularly torrid time. At the time of writing, year to date (YTD) figures show that the Nasdaq Composite is down 28.72%, while the S&P 500 is down 16.04% YTD. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fared better, but YTD is down 6.54%. […]
In the first issue of Moneyfarm Green we cover the latest from COP27 and highlight many other eco-friendly initiatives and investments. This year, COP27 ended with a historic decision to create a loss and damage fund for the most vulnerable nations that have been affected by climate change. One of the concerns that the finer […]
Previous Conference of the Parties (COPs) focused on understanding how to finance net-zero transitions but this year’s COP27 will be remembered for discussions around “loss and damage” funding for emerging market (EM) countries. This is because EM countries are more affected by environmental changes and it was identified that rich countries and development banks need […]
Today individuals from all realms of life will find they will pay more tax in some form – be it the dividend allowance, council tax and our electric vehicles. As Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised, everyone would feel the pain. When it comes to tax rises, we’d like to highlight the changes to Capital Gains Tax […]
The latest Moneyfarm Open saw pension expert Tom McPhail and investment consultant Lily Sparrow discuss whether a ‘perfect pension plan’ exists with our UK content editor, Angelique Ruzicka. We also discussed what pensioners could expect from today’s Autumn Budget and invited questions from the audience. If you missed last night’s event or want to see […]
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In the UK, inflation has been growing steadily over the past year. Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that CPI inflation crept up from 4.2% in October 2021 to 11.1% in October 2022. With economists predicting that this growth will continue for some time yet, Moneyfarm considers some of the best inflation-busting investment […]
This week we’ve seen a lot of volatility in the markets, especially in the world of crypto. The reason for this is down to the near-collapse of the FTX exchange and what led up to it. The story involves social media slinging matches and the actions of panicked investors. So, what has led to FTX’s […]
What are we talking about? As we mentioned, financial market participants have been quite focused on US inflation data. Yesterday inflation for October came in at 7.7%, better than economists forecasts. That prompted a sharp rally across bonds and equities, while the dollar weakened. A bit more detail: US inflation has proven more sticky than […]