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How to cash in on the great inflation squeeze
Trading down markets - from the cheaper brand of food you buy to taking fewer car rides
Market news today - calm after the storm
What’s driving your investments this week?
What a strong dollar means for investors
What you should know about currency markets right now
Watch: Market News Update - 20 June 2022
In this week’s market update: Light at the end of the tunnel or an approaching train? Decision time for investors.
Have you got the stomach to be a contrarian investor?
The case for contrarian investing is strong but it’s hard work
Is the bear market here to stay?
What you should know about stock markets right now
Market news today - inflation and growth unsettle investors
What’s driving your investments this week?
Beware: rocketing inflation usually leads to a hard landing
Brace yourself for how Central Banks respond to inflation
Sifting through the stock market wreckage
Time to focus on stock picking
Why insider buying may be a sign of good things to come
Bosses are snapping up shares in their own firms
Market news today - was that it?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Market news today - shares end their record losing streak
What’s driving your investments this week?
How to survive a recession
Five ideas to make sure your investment portfolio is recession-proof
Growth and value investing: 5 things you should know
Will growth stocks return to favour?
Market news today - US heads into bear market territory
What’s driving your investments this week?
How a weak pound affects your investments
What you should know about currency markets right now
The tech drop is no repeat of the dotcom crash
This year's frantic sell-off is unlikely to last
What’s happening in US markets?
Does the US now represent good value?
Market news today - Contrarians sense a turning point
What’s driving your investments this week?
How to turn a profit in the post-Covid market
A bigger state and rising inflation means it really may be different this time
Why are stock markets falling?
Global stock markets fall sharply thanks to a reversal of fortunes for oil and tech
Market news today - Shares reset continues
What’s driving your investments this week?
Is it time to buy the stock market dip?
6 reasons why investing in global shares makes sense
Interest rates and the UK’s fight against recession
The Bank of England is treading a narrow path
Market news today: rate hikes get real
What’s driving your investments this week?
Market news today: Fed fears start to bite
What’s driving your investments this week?
What are the latest earnings season numbers telling us?
America’s top companies report on the first quarter
Market news today: new week, same worries
What’s driving your investments this week?
What investors want to know right now
The themes that emerged from your questions to us
Investment Outlook
Each quarter Tom Stevenson, Investment Director at Fidelity Personal Investing, analyses global markets and the key asset classes to provide a unique outlook for the next 12 months.
Market news today: are we heading into recession?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Don’t let recession fears scare you into selling shares
How to interpret the current ‘yield curve’
What will it take for house prices to fall?
Another big rise in property values - but can it continue?
Market news today - 4th April 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
Four questions to ask before you sell investments
New investors are being tested by recent volatility
Is now a good time to invest in the UK stock market?
UK market has proven resilient
Market news today - 28 March 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
Brave investors should be ready to give China another chance
Investors have welcomed plans to stimulate the Chinese economy
Will there be a recession in 2022?
How to protect your money
Market news today - 21 March 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
‘Stagflation’ is here - make sure it doesn’t eat into your investments
Higher inflation and sluggish growth are here to stay
Rathbones’ Jackson: Is the UK the best place to ride out the market storm?
In this podcast Ed Monk talks to Rathbones UK fund manager Alexandra Jackson on the outlook for the UK shares.
Rate rises can’t ease inflation pain for households
Central banks know some price rises are beyond their control
What does a weak pound mean for your investments?
How diversification can reduce currency risk
Market news today - 14 March 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
Where does Russia’s war leave emerging markets?
What the crisis means for emerging market investors
The three best ways to protect your money in a crisis
A diverse portfolio is as close as investment gets to a ‘free lunch’
Podcast - The best approach for nervous investors
In this podcast Fidelity's Ed Monk and Tom Stevenson discuss what to say to nervous investors in volatile markets.
Gold price tests new highs - how else can you protect your money from war?
The price of gold has soared but it’s not the only safe haven out there
Where next for the crude oil price?
Switch to clean energy could come sooner
Market news today - 7th March 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
War in Ukraine - what’s going on in stock markets?
How the crisis is affecting the investment landscape
How to manage your portfolio at times of crisis
Sometimes things are cheap for a reason
War in Ukraine could send food prices higher
The impact of war in a region known as the ‘bread basket of Europe’
Market news today - 28 February 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
3 reasons it pays to be calm in a market crisis
I won’t be changing course in the face of Russia’s invasion
What the Russia-Ukraine crisis means for gold, gas and oil
Stay focused on the long-term
Market news today: 21 February 2022
Market news today: 21 February 2022
The pandemic two years on, where are we now?
The investing principles that stood the test of time
Four errors that would have lost you money during Covid
Lessons learned from the pandemic
Worried about Russia-Ukraine, is it time to buy gold?
Gold is a traditional safe haven when the outlook is uncertain
Market news today - 14 February 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
Will the oil price reach $100 a barrel?
How will a rising oil price affect you?
Market news today - 7 February 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
How to spot diamonds in a rough year for stock markets
Unfashionable stocks are suddenly looking more attractive
US stocks and the market regime change
Price-sensitive, beaten-up stocks are now in focus
Is now a good time to invest in China?
The ‘known unknowns’ are adding up
Market news today - 31 January 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
Five ways to navigate the current markets turmoil
How to address the market correction
What’s going on in stock markets?
Do investors need to be concerned?
Should I invest more like Warren Buffett?
Which investment style will win this year?
Market news today - 24 January 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
Seven key questions as inflation keeps rising
How to protect your investments from rising inflation
Why is the pound so strong?
3 reasons the pound is higher - and what it means for you
Market news today - 17 January 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
What’s in store for the US in 2022?
Can the US stock market continue to deliver?
Are we heading for stagflation in the UK?
What is stagflation and how can investors prepare for it?
The investment questions you’re asking us
Your questions give us an insight into what’s on investors’ minds
The cure for spiralling inflation might be worse than the disease
Fed should care more about stability than its own credibility
Investment Outlook 2022 - Quarter 1
Are we on a rocky road back to normal?
Market news today - 10 January 2022
What’s driving your investments this week?
How to make money in 2022 by learning the lessons of 2021
Serenity, courage, wisdom and humility are required
What will happen to house prices in 2022?
The forecast is murky
Market news today - 4 January 2022
What’s going to drive your investments this year
Are the Chinese stock markets looking strong?
Long-term growth predicted for China but proceed with caution.
Market news today - 20 December 2021
What’s been driving markets this year?
The four investment lessons we’ve learned this year
Putting your eggs in various baskets remains the right approach
Why did the Bank of England raise rates and what does it mean?
Few of us saw that coming
Ouch! UK inflation hits a 10-year high
The cost of living squeeze tightens
Market news today - 13 December 2021
Central banks, not Omicron, are the focus
FTSE 100 vs 250: What’s the difference and which is better?
There’s more to the UK than meets the eye
When will petrol prices come down?
Forces underpinning oil prices are still strong
Market news today - 6 December 2021
Investors show their willingness to buy the dips
Omicron: what could it mean for my savings and investments?
How to stay on track when markets are volatile
An Omicron crash is unlikely - here’s how to play the volatile markets
Why humility and a healthy dose of scepticism are needed
Market news today - 29 November 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
Where should I invest in 2022?
Three key questions for the year ahead
Black Friday investment ideas
Is now the time to invest in retail?
Can the stockmarket recovery in Europe survive another Covid lockdown?
The underlying attractions of Europe remain undiminished
Market news today - 22 November 2021
What’s driving your investments this week
The three questions FOMO investors must ask themselves
Fear of missing out is a dangerous emotion for investors
Amazon/Visa row - Rathbones’ James Thomson gives his view
All is not well within Big Tech
Three reasons not to worry about a US stock market crash
Will Biden’s infrastructure plans keep the US market on course?
Market news today - 15 November 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
How Goldilocks investors can stay one step ahead of the bears
Rising inflation threatens the purchasing power of investments
Why is the pound so weak?
Sentiment weighs on sterling
Market news today - 8 November 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
Is it worth sticking with China?
China’s stock market has flat lined since the spring
Market news today - 1 November 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
What do cryptocurrencies do?
And should you care?
Market news today - 25 October 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
Are bonds a safer bet than shares if the Bank makes a mistake?
There are many possible answers to the inflation question
Morrisons takeover; who’s next?
International interest in UK assets remains strong
Market news today - 18 October 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
4 investment tips to weather any storms ahead
Are we heading for a discontented winter?
What investors are worried about today
Investment Outlook: your questions answered
Investment Outlook 2021 - Quarter 4
As inflation rises and growth moderates a more defensive stance is warranted.
Wage inflation is here but will it last?
Wage increases are providing some relief to rising energy costs
Market news today - 11 October 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
Was this the week we saw ‘peak Facebook’?
Users and investors may reassess the platform after a bruising few days
China’s property crisis is a symptom of its soaring inequality
Evergrande’s demise signals a push to address a widening wealth gap
Market news today - 4 October 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
UK shares: Watch, invest or avoid?
UK stock market at 1990s prices
Picking stock market winners is about to get a lot harder
Stocks still look attractive but challenges lie ahead
UK at a crossroads as furlough and stamp duty holiday end
Their cessation may mask deeper issues
What Biden’s infrastructure bill could mean for markets
Opportunity for the US to lead the green transition
Just how expensive could oil get?
The supply and demand issue on forecourts is a drop in the ocean
Market news today - 27 September 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
The investment lessons to learn from the China and energy crises
Current events offer cautionary tales for investors looking to preserve wealth
How much longer before interest rates rise?
The jury’s still out, but markets aren’t worried
Market news today - 20 September 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
Don't worry about a crash: the bull market has further to run
Should investors really worry about inflation, Covid and US tapering?
‘Stagflation’ fears as households feel the squeeze
Inflation is on the rise as growth is slowing down
What the state of the jobs market means for investors
Job-hunters in demand as businesses desperately seek staff
Market news today - 13 September 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
Is it time to invest in China?
Strong data stoke China revival hopes
Market news today - 6 September 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
Is now a good time to invest in India?
Latest data shows Indian economy growing at a record pace
Are prices at the pumps set to rise again?
US hurricane season threatens oil supplies
Market news today - 31 August 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
Powell walks the taper tantrum tightrope at Jackson Hole
Fed Reserve chief may reveal some clues about the direction of policy travel this Friday
What will we do this bank holiday?
Expect more staycation spending this weekend
What the McDonald's milkshake crisis means for your portfolio
How to invest when supply chains seize
Market news today - 23 August 2021
What’s driving your investments this week?
Investors beware getting burned in the summertime
Four areas where market views are the most polarised
Inflation eases - but here’s why it doesn’t feel like it
The headline change in prices is hiding bigger increases
China, commodities & the ‘supercycle’
Where next for commodities?
Market news today - 16 August 2021
Investments to watch this week
Income investing in the summer of the ‘super dividend’
Can the bumper crop of payouts continue?
Market news today - 9 August 2021
Investments to watch this week
Investing for dividends - is now a good time to get in?
Dividends have come roaring back in 2021
Are we in a housing market “bubble”?
Things look hot but may be starting to cool
Why inflation at 4% will be a headache
Bank of England has warned inflation could accelerate - here’s why you should care
Will interest rates go up? Three questions that matter
What the Bank of England is debating today
Market News Today - 2 August 2021
Investments to watch this week
We are at peak profits - but markets will keep motoring
Markets move from hope to growth phase
Is inequality a problem for investors?
Why we should worry about a two-tier world
What will the FAANGs report this week?
Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Alphabet update investors
The Week Ahead: 26 July 2021
What you need to know in the next five days
Forget inflation - slow growth is far more concerning
Markets point to an economic rebound hitting the buffers
Investing in Japan: what you need to know
Overlooked, unloved - undervalued?
Why shares and bonds are moving together
Investors are finding diversification harder to find
Bitcoin has been falling - 4 things you should know about the crypto market
The cryptocurrency suffers an identity crisis
Can big tech earnings help lift markets?
IBM, Netflix and Twitter report this week
Market week: what you need to know
Prices and the pandemic fuel a risk-off shift
How inflation has impacted different generations & what you can do about it
Inflation affects all of us in different ways
When should we start to worry about price rises?
Inflation was on investor’s minds when we asked for their questions
Investment Outlook 2021 - Quarter 3
2021 half-time report
Markets may hinge on these corporate earnings
Large US financials get the ball rolling this week
‘Freedom Day’: not the only thing on investor minds
Where next for markets?
Can UK equities take a cue from England?
Reasons to believe in UK stocks
The investment lessons to be learned from golf
While history never repeats itself, it does sometimes rhyme.
Investors look through inflation risks
The threat of inflation has not been enough to derail record inflows
What could markets do in the second half of 2021?
Hopes of a strong recovery have buoyed markets so far this year
Where next for US stocks?
Short-term concerns, longer-term strengths
Rising oil prices aren’t necessarily good news for energy companies
Demand returns - how long will it stay?
The perils of market timing
How to avoid being caught out
How do you deal with volatility?
Keeping a cool head in choppy waters.
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