Rate Cuts and Stocks … Yesterday was a historic day in the investment world. Jerome Powell, head of the US central bank, announced: “The time has come” … a moment investors around the world had waited a long time for. This was a clear signal...
Two weeks ago, the market experienced a bout of turbulence (see chart below). Early August turbulence … Global equity ETF in 2024: up to 16th August It now seems like a non-event but the media and headlines were sensationalist, as you’d expect. That...
When I was working amongst other investment professionals in my day job, I saw it clearly: women tend to generate better, more consistent returns. So it’s unfortunate that women are under-represented in the investment industry. Female outperformance is...
Nvidia This week, Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of $3.1 trillion. It overtook both Microsoft and – remarkably – the combined value of all companies listed on the London Stock exchange! Nvidia shares have benefited...
The election campaign has been pretty dull so far, but this week brought unexpected good news on pensions. I’m surprised there wasn’t more excitement around this. It will have a huge impact on many. In summary, Rachel Reeves – our next Chancellor in...
