UK Borrowings

While US consumer spending grew at a solid annualised rate of 3.7% in the first quarter, the US economy did not expand as expected with real GDP increasing at an[…]

Volatile markets

The US economy expanded by an annualised rate of 2.6% in the final quarter in 2022, slightly below the initial estimates of 2.7%, which represents an overall increase of 2.1%[…]

After a positive start to the year, the stock markets were under pressure in February

February is a quiet month for international data but the stats that were released indicated that growth in the US is expected to slow. The new orders component of both[…]

Stock markets commenced the year on a positive note

On the economic front, the US economy recorded better than expected growth in the final quarter of 2022, expanding by 2.9% on an annualised basis between September and December. This[…]

Unseasonably warm weather

After strong gains in October and November, equity markets closed off a tough year by declining in December with the Nasdaq Composite down by 8.73%, the S&P500 posting a decline[…]

Global Equity Markets

The year-on-year increase in inflation to 11.1% is a 42-year high and was higher than most forecasts including the 10.9% forecast by the Bank of England (BoE).   Energy costs were[…]

Massive Fiscal Hole 

The broad UK market rose this month with the FTSE 250 index increasing by 4.2% and the large cap FTSE 100 Index gaining 2.91% after investors reacted positively to Mr[…]

Resilience: An investors Ally in volatile markets

Athelney to attend the Goodacre UK Multi-Cap Income Funds Conference

This live, online and interactive briefing provides Wealth Managers, IFAs and Family Offices with an overview of the UK Multi-Cap Income Fund landscape, hearing from leading fund managers in the field.[…]

Mini budget sends markets into a tailspin

The fiscal stimulus plan and series of tax cuts and regulatory reforms announced in the mini budget sent financial markets into a tailspin with the pound reaching a record low[…]