Friday, 13th of December 2019 “It is easy to make promises; it is hard work to keep them.” – Boris Johnson ________________________________________ Johnson’s Conservatives romped home with a massive 80-seat majority in the UK general election this week promising to ‘Get Brexit Do...
Friday, 6th of December 2019 “Another such victory over the Romans, and we are undone.” – Pyrrhus ________________________________________ There was a little more volatility in stock markets this week after President Trump reignited fears that the trade war with China may drag into...
Friday, 29th of November 2019 “It’s tangible, it’s solid, it’s beautiful. It’s artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.” – Donald Trump ________________________________________ Markets made gains this week as optimism grew that a phase-one US-China trade deal can be...
Friday, 8th of November 2019 “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill ________________________________________ Equity markets this week were buoyant. US markets pressed ahead and printed fresh ...
Friday, 1st of November 2019 “Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” – Milton Friedman ________________________________________ This week investors were treated to a flurry of economic data which seems to justify a more optimistic outlook for global growth than...
Friday, 25th of October 2019 “He does not always choose the best Who muses long.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ________________________________________ Stock markets globally are in positive territory this week, as the US and China edge closer to an interim trade agreement. The com...
Friday, 18th of October 2019 “Though hope be courteous and debonair, she’s never certain.” – Jean de Meun ________________________________________ Undoubtedly the most significant news of the week came on Thursday morning, when the UK and EU finally struck a new Withdrawal Agreemen...
