Review of the week: A seismograph for US economic tremors
Stock markets around the world are being rocked as investors take fright about whether America is headed for recession in the coming months. Yet why is Japan at the epicentre?
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Stock markets around the world are being rocked as investors take fright about whether America is headed for recession in the coming months. Yet why is Japan at the epicentre?
7 mins
Watch our latest investment video for help answering these investing questions and more:
Why are smaller stocks outperforming larger ones?
What’s the outlook for US technology stocks?
Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates soon?
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Joining us this episode is young entrepreneur, Forbes 30 under 30 alumni and Absolute Collagen co-founder, Darcy Laceby.
Our assistant investment manager Raphaela Major gets deep into conversation about the origins of the company, what it’s like to work closely with family and what the future holds for Absolute Collagen.
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After months of waiting, there’s a strong chance that interest rates may fall in the UK this week. Across the Atlantic, the longed-for cuts won’t be till the autumn, if markets are correct.
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The spending restraint pencilled in by the new Chancellor almost certainly won’t happen, and she may find ways within the rules to borrow more. But investors understand the “fiscal fiction” in the current plans and are likely to tolerate some deviation from them.
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After weeks of pressure, President Joe Biden has abandoned his bid for re-election. Will there be a battle for the Democratic nomination at next month’s party convention in Chicago, or will his successor be coronated quickly?
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We recently hosted an insightful webinar to help clients talk to their families about money. Here are the key takeaways from the event.
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Political violence in the US is overshadowing last week’s big moves in the biggest US stocks, and widespread gains for smaller stocks too.
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Modern slavery is on the rise. We’re part of the fight against it.
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Sometimes polls are right and sometimes polls are wrong. Last week, we saw classic examples of both.
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For the first time in 14 years a Labour Prime Minister sits in Number 10, in what is also a historic year for elections in general, with a combined population of more than four billion going to the polls.
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