October was another good month for world stock markets, with all the major markets except China and Japan making gains. Despite the continuing disagreements between the President and Congress, the US Dow Jones index reached another record high – even though the agreement to end the financial stalemate and keep the country solvent came at […]
Always eager to appear a man of his times, Chancellor George Osborne took to Twitter to announce this year’s Autumn Statement. Can confirm that autumn statement will be on Dec 4th. That’s when we’ll set out next steps in plan to secure the economic recovery #AS2013 His tweet was followed swiftly by another on Monday, […]
The general feeling around the government’s automatic enrolment scheme is that it is not only a good thing, but a vital thing for the many thousands of savers who are not putting enough away to ensure they can support themselves in their retirement. However, there is a group of people who may find that they […]
It’s easy to get depressed if you read the latest headlines but the fact remains that every piece of good news about the economy is balanced by another piece of bad news. So what are the issues that are really concerning businesses at moment? 1. Uncertainty If there’s one thing that both stock markets and […]
