Market corrections come around as often as your birthday!
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Wednesday 19th of January 2022
Investment Update - Inflation and Omicron set the scene for investors
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Thursday 6th of January 2022
Markets signed off the year amid high inflation rates and renewed concerns over the coronavirus.
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus unsettled markets at the beginning of December, with investors unsure about how renewed restrictions on socialising and travel will affect the global economy. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) urged national leaders to accelerate the vaccination rollout in order to slow the spread of the virus and reduce the impact of new strains.
Stock markets in the US and Europe had reco...
Seneca Reid Autumn Budget Report 2021
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Thursday 28th of October 2021
Seneca Reid Autumn Budget Report 2021.pdfAutumn Budget & Spending Review 2021 “An economy fit for a new age of optimism”
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Thursday 28th of October 2021
Long read - This will take around 15 minutes to read
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered his third Budget and the results of his Spending Review on 27 October, declaring that it begins "the work of preparing for a new economy post-COVID." The Chancellor struck an upbeat tone during the key fiscal event, as he outlined his vision of “an economy fit for a new age of optimism, where the only limit to our potential is the effort we are prepared to put in and the sacrifices we are prepared to make.”
Economic forecasts
The Chancel...