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Is the rise in city living paying off for smart investors? August 22, 2018 | Sponsored City living is experiencing a renaissance and it’s the perfect time for savvy investors to take advantage. As more people choose to leave the capital for a better quality of life in regional city centres, Birmingham has quickly become the top destination for those leaving London. Investing in a regional city such as Birmingham represents [...]
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Finding value in American growth May 11, 2018 | Sponsored Last year saw global growth accelerate at its fastest pace since the financial crisis as this long-running bull market defied expectations and found another gear. It was a period of synchronised global growth reminiscent of yesteryear – a brief boon for global stock market investors. But with growth inevitably cooling in 2018, the challenge now [...]
Artemis: Investing for income March 23, 2018 | Sponsored On Britain’s railways, a double yellow light is an instruction to exercise “preliminary caution”. On seeing it, a train driver should continue to move forward but be prepared to begin slowing at the next signal; there may be an obstruction ahead. These are the conditions under which investors seeking income currently operate. Financial assets in [...]
After space whisky, here’s the booze-powered car: Government invests £11m in Celtic Renewables September 8, 2015 Say what you like about whisky, but it's definitely going places. After yesterday's revelation that when matured in space, the spirit produces a "dramatically different flavour profile", it has now been revealed that the government has awarded cash to a company trying to produce whisky-powered fuel. Celtic Renewables, a spin-out from Edinburgh Napier University's Biofuel [...]
Chinese economic slowdown: The bull market has further to run, but there may be better value outside equities – CNBC Comment September 8, 2015 Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but the recent correction in stock markets was hardly surprising. Even its extent and volatility were not totally absurd when you take account of a few crucial factors. The most relevant factor is that this all occurred in the summer when volumes are thinnest. Moves were therefore larger and [...]
Sell in May and go away: Advice to bank on? September 8, 2015 AFTER global equities tumbled this summer over fears of a Chinese slow-down and in anticipation of a Fed rate hike, investors might have done well to heed the advice of one old City adage: “Sell in May and go away, don’t come back till St Leger Day.” The saying urges investors to sell off UK [...]
Why China is still weighing on the US Fed – eToro Tips & Picks September 7, 2015 China moved to stem the heavy selling that has dominated the last few weeks yesterday. However, the move failed to calm markets, with Chinese indices falling yet again. The further selling came as the Chinese government also downgraded the country’s 2014 growth rate estimate to 7.3 per cent. Many, however, believe the actual growth [...]
Europe’s hidden political crisis: Internal Eurozone disagreements over Greece could have deep-seated implications – CNBC Comment August 31, 2015 The Eurozone economy may be showing signs of strength this year, thanks in part to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) massive bond-buying programme but, politically, Europe is struggling. And we can thank Greece for that. ECONOMIC BOOST The forecast for GDP growth for Europe is much stronger this year than it was in 2014 [...]