
Commentary, November 2016
Events have been dominated by the US election since our last Commentary in September. After fretting about the ramifications of a Trump victory beforehand, within hours of the result being announced investor attention switched to […]

Autumn Statement 2016
Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement will also be his last. In 2017 there will be a Spring Budget followed by an Autumn Budget. In early 2018 there will be the first Spring Statement. The Chancellor presented his Autumn Statement against a background of reduced growth forecasts […]

Commentary, Trump, November 2016
Anti foreigner vote has won again and we now have xenophobic governments in the U.S, UK, Japan and Russia. Meanwhile in China President Xi Jinping has just been awarded the title last given to Chairman Mao – another liberal! […]