To celebrate World Kindness Day (13 November) Moneyfarm has come up with seven kind things you can do that could secure your financial future, boost your family and friends’ wealth and help the environment. Be kind to your future self Being kind to yourself means making sure you have saved up enough for retirement. The […]
What are we talking about? Policy and politics have been key drivers for markets in 2022. With voting in the US mid-term elections in Congress just finished, it’s worth taking stock of what the impact might be? What do the results show? Usually, the governing party suffers badly at the mid-term elections in the US. […]
What are we talking about? US inflation for October gets released tomorrow. We’d argue that improving US inflation data is one of the requirements for a better outlook for financial assets. So, it’s worth taking stock of where we are. Where are we? US inflation has begun to slow, at least on a year-on-year basis. […]
It’s been a busy few weeks and there are four things that companies and investors are grappling with right now. First, in the UK, we’ve seen yet another Prime Minister installed at No.10. After a significant bout of bond market volatility, financial markets seem relieved, at least for now. We seem to be heading towards […]
What are we talking about? This week the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England both raised rates by 75 bps in an effort to curb high inflation. But the messaging was rather different. Fed Chair Powell delivered a hawkish message, saying that the Fed expected the peak policy rate (whenever that occurs) to […]
You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d seen the back of austerity measures after lockdown as the British public was, after all, encouraged to go out and spend again. But now Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ripped up the failed mini-budget and told all government departments to find savings. This, in turn, is set to force households […]
Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister, defenestrated in short order by Tory MPs. A new Prime Minister is set to be in power within a week. It’s no surprise the opposition are calling for an immediate general election – claiming that the Conservatives no longer have a mandate to lead from the public. But […]
You might wonder why it’s worth dedicating time and space to planning your retirement, particularly if you’re early on in your career. The answer is simple: it will improve your financial situation down the line. A pioneering study by Annamaria Lusardi, one of the world’s leading financial experts, who served as a consultant to former […]
What are we talking about? Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked as Chancellor, a consequence of the failed mini-budget. Does it matter? Probably not much, and certainly not compared to an actual change in policy. It seems likely that the key policies from that announcement will get cancelled or watered-down – the result of a potent […]