Labour market remains resilient     

While the media has been focused on the outcome of the debt negotiations in the US, investors appear to be more concerned with economic data similar to that published by[…]

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.[…]