Topics covered this week: Calm returns – equities bounce back US QE Corporate earnings support a positive picture UK MPC minutes show more support for later rate rises Chinese growth & industrial production reassures Just how big could Draghi’s ‘bazooka’ be? For the lastest Market Comment please click below. Tatton’s Weekly 24 October 2014 Also… Read more »
Q. I am 83. My neighbour has told me that she has given her house away to her son through a trust to protect it from being taken by the local authority if she goes into care. Is this a good idea? A. Unfortunately, it is not quite as simple as that. The main problem is that… Read more »
Topics covered this week: A dynamic of its own – sell-off turns correction Oil price decline continues UK inflation falls and jobs market makes progress Q3 earnings season kicks off to a positive start European court of Justice may tie the ECB’s [QE] hands For the lastest Market Comment please click below. Tatton’s Weekly 17… Read more »
Q. I have benefits in a final salary pension scheme. I like the sound of the new rules whereby I can draw the fund as a lump sum, as I want to buy a holiday cottage. How do I go about this? A. The new rules offering greater flexibility to draw your fund all at once… Read more »
Topics covered this week: Taper Tantrum – the sequel Fed minutes hint at later rate rises IMF downgrades global growth prospects – will global economic growth ever top pre-crisis levels? Dismal German manufacturing data prompts calls for ECB action Ebola begins impacting global sentiment Property prices in London fall for the 1st time in 3-years… Read more »