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Kevin Kidney, Head of Investments, discusses the path of inflation, the upcoming major central bank meetings, and if the events unfolding in the middle-east could affect interest rate trajectories for the US, UK, and Europe. #Inflation #InterestRates #CentralBanks #UKEconomy #USEconomy #USIran

Paul Durrans, Investment Director, and Joe Forward, Investment Analyst, discuss the economic consequences of higher oil prices, highlighting the sharp contrast for the UK and US, should the ongoing conflict in the Middle-East persist. They also look at impact of this week's UK and US economic data on financial markets. #OilPrices #IranConflict #Investing #UKEconomy #USEconomy

Oil prices have surged this morning due to the events occurring in the US' war in Iran. Our Head of Investments, Kevin Kidney takes a look at the impact of those events on the asset markets, and analyses wat that means for your money. #Investing #USIranConflict #USEconomy #OilPrices

Kevin Kidney, Head of Investments, and Paul Durrans, Investment Director, discuss the spike in oil prices following the escalating conflict between the US and Iran, as well as the impact on equity markets. They also explore the broad strength of corporate profitability and how this is translating into portfolio performance. #CorporateEarnings #Investing #USIranConflict #USEconomy #OilPrices

Paul Durrans, Investment Director, discusses the escalating conflict in the middle-east and how it is affecting equities, energy prices, and safe haven assets. #Investing #USIranConflict #Equities #OilPrices

Paul Durrans, Investment Director, and Faye Graham, Investment Analyst, discuss Nvidia’s Q4 results which exceeded both the markets and the company’s own expectations. There is also earnings results from Salesforce, Rolls Royce as well as US Labour market data. #Investing #Nvidia #Salesforce #USEconomy #RollsRoyce

Kevin Kidney, Head of Investments, discusses the US Supreme Court's decision to rule against Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, which saw a positive response from equity markets. However, with escalating tensions between the US and Iran, market volatility is expected to persist, with oil prices up 6% in the last week. #Investing #Equities #Tariffs #MorningMarkets #TruePotential

This week saw UK unemployment data come in higher than expected, yet UK equities have remained steadfast. What will this mean for the Bank of England’s interest rate decision next month? Our Investment Director, Kevin Kidney and Trainee Investment Analyst, Lexi Herriot discuss. #UKEconomy #BankofEngland #InterestRates

Are you prepared for the tax year ending on April 5th? Planning ahead could make a meaningful difference to your finances. In our expert blog, we cover the key opportunities you should consider before tax year end from maximising your Pension and ISA allowances to understanding gifting and Inheritance Tax. Link in comments. Capital at risk. The value of investments can go down as well as up.  ISA eligibility and tax rules apply. Pension eligibility and tax rules apply. #TaxYearEnd #FinancialAdvice #TruePotential

George Bell, Investment Director, recaps on markets so far this year and points to the key data prints to look out for in the week ahead. This includes UK labour data, German Inflation Data, Corporate earnings and the Minutes from the latest meeting of the Federal Reserve. #Investing #UKEconomy #GermanEconomy #FederalReserve #Inflation #InterestRates

Paul Durrans, Investment Director, and Sam Elliot, Portfolio Manager, discuss the strong month for US jobs, the UK’s GDP which came in lower than expected, and strength of returns from Emerging Markets and Japanese equities. #Investing #USJobs #EmergingMarkets #Equities #UKEconomy

Kevin Kidney, Head of Investments, discusses Japan, and the new all-time highs in Japanese equities after the landslide victory for Prime Minister Takaichi in parliament. This allows the party to move ahead with there growth positive fiscal plans which has seen an uplift in wider global stock markets. #Japan #Investing #GlobalEconomy #Equities #JapaneseEconomy

Kevin Kidney, Head of Investments, is joined by Investment Analyst, Harry Southren, to discuss the recent economic data, that points to stronger growth for the US and UK ahead, as well as the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates. The team also cover the recent volatility in precious metals which has seen Silver down 12% this week. #Investing #PreciousMetals #BankOfEngland #USEconomy #InterestRates

Kevin Kidney, Head of Investments, discusses the recent volatility in commodities, the upcoming US jobs data, which is expected to confirm the trend of weak growth we have seen over the last six months, and the trajectory of interest rate policy in the US and UK. #Commodities #USEconomy #Investing #InterestRates #Inflation

Paul Durrans and George Bell, Investment Directors, discuss the ongoing US earnings season with a particular focus on the Tech heavyweights. In addition, they discuss the global equity performance as well as the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged. #Investing #USEconomy #FederalReserve #InterestRates #EarningSeason

Matt Henderson, Portfolio Manager, discusses the rise in gold prices in light of geopolitical uncertainty, Trump’s effect on global equity markets following his proposed acquisition of Greenland, as well as the upcoming earnings announcement from major US tech companies. #Investing #GoldPrice #Trump #Equities #USEconomy

Paul Durrans, Investment Director, is joined by Investment Analyst, Lexi Herriott, to discuss the recent volatility in global equities after President Trump’s announcement that the US plans to acquire Greenland. They also shed some light on the volatility within the Japanese bond market as well as discuss the latest UK inflation and labour market data. #Investing #Trump #UKEconomy #Equities #Inflation

Sebastian Mackay, Investment Director, discusses the impressive performance of precious metals in the market and the driving factors behind it, as well as the positive surprise for UK growth data, and the ongoing earnings season results. #Investing #Inflation #USEconomy #UKEconomy #Equities

Joe Forward and Anna Sewell, Investment Analysts, discuss the Federal Reserve’s road to further interest rate cuts in the US, the UK’s recent GDP print, and the first reports from earnings season. #Investing #FederalReserve #Inflation #InterestRates #UKEconomy