Below are some of the key announcements in the Budget: Self-employed workers will see their Class 4 national insurance contributions (NICs) increase by 1% to 10% in April 2018, with a further percentage point rise to 11% from April 2019. The government had previously announced that Class 2 NICs will be abolished from April 2018. The… Read more »
The Budget will be the last one to be held in March, with future fiscal statements moved to the Autumn, with one a year, rather than the two we have had. Therefore, it is not expected that there will be radical moves announced by Chancellor Phillip Hammond, with those saved for later in the year. However,… Read more »
February 2017 asset class returns; Sentiment shift or still ‘Trump rally’?; Europe: Welcome return to broad based growth; UK economy: too reliant on the consumer? February 2017 asset class returns For the moment the jury is out, whether the economic momentum that has built up since April/May last year will overcome political headwinds… Read more »
One year on from the last stock market correction; The UK economy: mind the gap; US Fed demonstrates reassuring business as usual attitude; The ‘UniKraft pantomime’ – madness or system?; UK dividend investors benefitted from weak Pound: 2017 could see another boost One year on from the last stock market correction While this may lead… Read more »
US rate rises! UK rate rises?; Growth of the EZ: beware of bumps in the road; Solid Chinese loan demand could underpin further global economic growth; Finding the value in AIM; The Reflation Trade US rate rises! UK rate rises? Our expectation is that the Monetary Policy Committee will see the rise in inflation… Read more »
