Topics covered this week in the attached UK GDP growth slows but appears at odds with other data Eurozone outlook improves, but Greece faces ‘crunch time’ US Central Bank reigns in summer rate rise expectations Apple has anoher record quarter as Q2 earnings progress For the latest Market Comment please click below. Tatton’s Weekly 1… Read more »
Q. I am 37 years old and I have just left my previous employer and received a statement from the pension scheme I was a member of. The scheme is a Group Personal Pension Plan and is worth quite a few thousand pounds. I have heard of the new pension flexibilities and wondered if I could… Read more »
Topics covered this week in the attached Greece, Tesco and flash crash trading from bedroom in Hounslow Bank of England minutes move bond markets – globally Greece – Grexist, Graccident, Grimbo – stay tuned US companies’ quarterly earnings – “so far so good” Nikkei hits 20,000 as optimism in Japan rises China steps up economic… Read more »
Q. I am 65 in January next year, so will reach state retirement age before the introduction of the new Single Tier State Pension next April. I have a feeling that I will be worse off than I would be if I was younger, but am not sure. What can I do to find out?… Read more »
Topics covered this week in the attached: Time to take some profits and lower risk – temporarily US headed towards “boom time”? ECB to stay the [QE] course despite improving growth UK inflation remains at zero as house price growth resumes Don’t panic – Chinese growth slows to just 7%! For the latest Market Comment… Read more »