Investor sentiment has improved on the back of positive economic signals this year according to Lloyds Private Bank, but analysts have warned that UK markets are not in as good a shape as they seem.
Taxpayers are a step closer to recovering the £20.3bn pumped into Lloyds Bank after the UK government announced it had cut its holdings to below 3%.
Sterling hit an eight-week low on Tuesday morning in reaction to Parliament’s approval of the Article 50 bill – but with at least two years of negotiations ahead, could the currency fall even further?
Undervalued European banks offer great opportunity for investors in 2017 after being “squished” in recent years according to Miton’s David Jane.
Booming employment rates may have had president Donald Trump patting himself on the back, but investors should avoid putting too much emphasis on good short-term news coming from the US.
Gilt markets were unfazed by Wednesday’s Budget announcements with the chancellor merely “tinkering” without hitting expectations, according to RLAM.
A meeting of the European Central Bank heralded few surprises on Thursday, but added fuel to speculation QE will continue past 2017.
The Spring budget was more about ‘context not content’ according to fund manager Neil Woodford, who noted the ‘more benign’ OBR forecasts for the UK economy.
India’s new goods and services tax (GST) will be a “game changer” for investors in the country as it moves from a ‘black’ economy to a more formal one, according to Ashburton CIO Jonathan Schiessl.
While chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond delivered a Budget that didn’t break the mould, the investment community had plenty to say on these top four budget talking points.
Fund management is severely lagging other male-dominated industries in addressing gender inequality, despite growing intent to tackle the issue.
The self employed and small business owners received a double blow in Wednesday’s Spring Budget.
