Knowledge and Insight

In these videos Rathbones’ co-chief investment officer Ed Smith gives a review of 2022 and discusses our outlook for 2023.

We can see a path to a new bull market in the second half of 2023, but we’re not there yet.

We look back at a grim year for financial markets. The rebound in the last few months seems to offer investors some relief, but can we be confident that the worst is over?

Watchers of Netflix’s Stranger Things will know the Upside Down isn’t a cheery place to be. So what’s going on in bond markets?

As head of fixed income Bryn Jones remembers his favourite World Cup, he asks whether investors might want to think about revisiting their bond allocations as they try to meet their investment goals.

• Votes Against Slavery initiative saw non-compliant FTSE 350 Index companies targeted with investor action
• 2022 marks the third year of the campaign

More is going on behind the curtain of modern China than its leaders would have you believe, if increasing unrest is anything to go by. Meanwhile, Europeans cross their fingers for a mild winter.

The turmoil of the ‘mini-budget’ seems a distant memory, but big challenges still lie ahead.

Stocks flew higher after inflation came in lower than expected. It’s tough and getting tougher for businesses and families though, especially in the UK.

The construction industry’s vital role in fighting climate change.

Central banks are doggedly raising interest rates. Investors hopeful for a change of tack may continue to be disappointed for a while yet.

A war in Europe, aggressive interest rate hikes and runaway inflation have resulted in markets being particularly volatile this year.