What does the future hold for your wealth? It’s never a bad time to consider ways to protect and maximise it. This festival will unpack areas of wealth management that could be key to meeting your financial goals.

Last week’s round of central bank meetings sent a mainly consistent message. Most held interest rates on hold and suggested rates are now at (or very near) their peaks.

Breakthroughs in AI are exciting for investors, but we also see irrational exuberance.

Will the big central banks making significant interest rate announcements this week follow the ECB’s lead and signal that rates have now peaked? And where might rates settle longer term?

Like virtually everything else, the cost of energy is much higher than it used to be. Combined with higher interest rates, it should keep squeezing economic growth in the coming months.

Can we use the universe’s most abundant element to make a major contribution to painting the world green?

Hopes for a quiet summer were dashed by difficult-to-read economic data, swinging bond yields and holiday dramas.

Foreign investors have long regarded the Japanese stock market as akin to a samurai defeated in battle, sitting in his crumbling castle and ruminating on the bittersweet memory of his glory years.

It was about this time last year that we expressed the view that US and global recession were likely to start within the next 12 months. Yet no recession has arrived. In this video, our co-CIO Ed Smith explains why we haven’t changed our cautious outlook and positioning.

It's never too early or late to plan for your golden years by setting some goals to make the most of your savings and investments.

We take a look at the crucial role retrofitting needs to play in making buildings more sustainable, the challenges faced and the potential for investment opportunities in this area.

Rather than a slow fade, the American economy produced a surprise surge. Yet with inflation within touching distance of the 2% target, US interest rates may still peak soon.