The first quarter of 2018 saw markets stumble after a positive run in 2017. While economic data was largely positive, Italy delivered an inconclusive election result, the US Fed saw a change in chair, and Donald Trump took the first steps towards a trade war. Portfolio Adviser looked at three-month data from FE Analytics to…
Global markets recently faced a correction, inflation remains above the 2% target and interest rates are likely to rise, but how can investors prepare?
Confidence in emerging markets (EM) has declined but investors’ faith in gold has increased, according to the CFA’s latest Valuation Index.
Investor confidence hit a 12-month high in December according to the latest investor sentiment index from Lloyds Private Bank, with investors becoming increasingly bullish on the prospects for US equities.
Guernsey-based stockbroking and investment management company Ravenscroft has acquired precious metals business Bullion Rock for an undisclosed sum.
Google searches for ‘buy bitcoin’ overtook searches to ‘buy gold’ for the first time in October according to precious metals trader BullionVault.
Sales of gold to first-time buyers soared 64% last week after the Bank of England’s base rate hike, The Pure Gold Company said.
Investors in technology funds enjoyed strong returns in October, while four of the worst performing funds in the month were gold invested.
According to a recent Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey, the threat posed by a conflict between the US and North Korea is seen as the biggest tail risk to global markets.
Iboss has added Ned Naylor-Leyland’s Old Mutual Gold and Silver Fund to both its Oeic range of risk-rated funds and portfolio management service after altering its stance on gold.
Fidelity International’s James Bateman believes oil is a better “Armageddon hedge” than gold because it is needed irrespective of market conditions whereas gold is not.
The UK remained an unpopular place for investors to park their cash in September, as lingering uncertainty regarding the shape of the Brexit deal continued to spark anxiety about the region’s long-term prospects. The UK equities sector was the biggest loser by far, falling 3.20 percentage points (pp) in investors’ estimation to 1.55% between August and September, its…
