Jan 30, 2021 | Newsletter
Pfizer and BioNTech recently announced that their coronavirus vaccine had been stunningly successful in trials. Moderna followed a week later, and then AstraZeneca and Oxford University. The stock market looks ahead and it’s not hard to see that a vaccinated world...
Jan 30, 2021 | Newsletter
BP (BP.L) and Shell (RDSB.L) rose recently, amid reports that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies were close to agreeing a freeze on oil output. OPEC is nearing a consensus, according to Bloomberg, after rejecting Russia’s...
Jan 27, 2021 | Newsletter
The UK’s surging housing market could go into sharp reverse next year if the stamp duty holiday is not extended, risking a damaging slump, the government has been told. The £3.8bn stamp duty giveaway unveiled in July has been credited with fuelling a mini-boom in the...
Jan 24, 2021 | Newsletter
Business leaders have warned that a Brexit “tidal wave” of red tape is going to hit British industry on 1 January even if a trade deal is struck in the coming days. The Confederation of British Industry deputy director general Josh Hardie pleaded with the UK and EU to...
Jan 21, 2021 | Newsletter
The UK is in the midst of an economic crisis as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, putting the country in a double dip recession. The concerning state of the economy was once again highlighted recently as the national debt jumped to more than £2 trillion. The...
Jan 18, 2021 | Newsletter
House prices were predicted to fall as soon as lockdown hit, but that hasn’t really panned out. The stamp duty holiday is being cited as a potential reason, so it’s definitely worth keeping an eye on prices when that ends. Commentators point out that...
