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This week in the markets - Knockout November
What’s driving your investments this week?
My thoughts on the year ahead
Tom Stevenson explores what next year holds for investors
Six themes driving markets now and in 2024
Unsurprisingly, direction of interest rates is the biggest influence
When will interest rates fall?
Markets are wrong on interest rate cuts says OECD
Watch: Week in the markets - 27 November 2023
This week’s market update
Week in the markets: where next in 2024?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Market bounce shows again it pays to stay the course
Fleeing to cash has its risks
How cheap is the FTSE 250 and why?
Index offers investors affordable growth and access to global companies
Happy 40th to the Footsie
How this forty-year-old has shaped up over time
Week in the markets: Rapid rebound
What’s driving your investments this week?
Week in the markets: is inflation back on track?
What’s driving your investments today?
This week in the markets: Shares bounce back on hopes for peak interest rates
What’s driving your investments this week?
Market news today: Have rates now peaked?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Week in review: Big tech, falling house prices and the triple lock
What you need to know from this week’s financial news
Market news today - will tech giants steady market nerves?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Is the US stock market cheaper than we think?
Finding value in the world’s leading market
The stock market recovery has echoes of the dot.com bubble
A group of high-growth companies once again provide a port in the storm
Market news today - where next, a year on from the low?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Investment Outlook - Q4 2023
Latest Oct 2023 report is now available
How markets respond to war
Investors should aim for a well-diversified portfolio
Market news today - the return of volatility
What’s driving your investments this week?
Market opinion is divided - here’s why
The recession question will be key to investor sentiments
Market news today: back to bonds
What’s driving your investments this week?
Will UK house prices continue to fall?
What the first annual house price fall for 11 years means
Market news today: the Fed’s cold shower for investors
What’s driving your investments this week?
Interest rates peaking? What it means for your investments
How will assets react when rates begin to fall?
Where to invest when the pound is weak
How investors are affected by a weak currency
Market news today - next interest rate decision looms
What’s driving your investments this week?
3 unmissable charts of the week: US inflation, emerging markets and property
Three handpicked charts that reveal some gripping stories
Is September really the worst month for investors?
Autumn has historically been a dangerous time
Market news today - autumn blues
What’s driving your investments this week?
3 unmissable charts in the week: oil and inflation, US valuations and pensions
The most exciting charts in the news
3 illusions investors should keep in mind
Why a hyperfocus on economic data may be unhelpful
Market news today: odds shorten on a soft landing
What’s driving your investments this week?
The week in charts: US interest rates, UK mortgage borrowers and Persimmon
Here’s this week’s revealing trio of charts
When bad news can be good news for investors
US and China show that the economy and markets don’t march to the same beat
Market news today: China seeks to rebuild confidence
What’s driving your investments this week?
All eyes are now on the Federal Reserve
US economy has remained robust, but markets could be volatile again
Q&A: Why China’s markets are off the boil
We look at the investment case after recent falls
Market news today: Fed in focus at Jackson Hole
What’s driving your investments this week?
The week in charts: inflation, India and M&S
Here’s our selection of the attention-grabbing charts this week
Growth or value: How to navigate a two-speed world
What to do when one part of the world is hot and another is not
Why India has become investors’ favourite emerging market
Weaknesses threaten to derail decades of exciting growth
Market news today - where are we at with UK inflation?
Here’s what’s driving your investments this week
The week in charts: house prices, oil and TUI
A roundup of what’s grabbed our attention recently
Shrinking equity markets are a big problem for Britain
Understanding the risks of over-concentration and home bias
Why ordinary investors missed out on the stock market surge
New risks abound for those keen to catch up
Market news today - shares pause for breath
What’s driving your investments this week?
5 things we learned this week
From UK interest rates to house prices and FAANG surprise results
Market news today: so far, so good for earnings
What’s driving your investments this week?
Contrarian investing is harder than it looks
The last week has seen three significant changes of tack in the markets
Market news today - UK plays catch up
What’s driving your investments this week?
‘26% discount’ in emerging markets: is it reason enough to invest?
Cheap valuations may begin to entice investors - but investing in EM comes with risks
Is now the time to buy cheap UK shares?
UK shares are trading at a significant discount
Market news today - glass half full
What’s driving your investments this week?
What the Nifty Fifty can tell us
Events in the 1970s showed valuation premiums don’t last forever
Investment Outlook: 3 questions you asked our expert
Unsurprisingly, bonds and interest rates remain on the radar of investors
Market news today - earnings back in focus
What’s driving your investments this week?
Investment Outlook 2023 - Quarter 3
Diversification remains critical
Why diversification mattered in the first half of 2023
Diversification continues to be crucial
Market news today - a crucial week for US rate decision
What’s driving your investments this week?
What does the strong pound mean for my investments?
Pound has been steadily rising since last September’s low
Market news today - bonds are back
What’s driving your investments this week?
These numbers show UK shares are cheap - but should you buy?
Valuations on the British market look attractive
Why are fund managers turning positive on gilts?
Is this the turning point for gilts?
Market news today - UK in the spotlight
What’s driving your investments this week?
Here’s why diversification really is an investor's best friend
The benefits of spreading risk show up in long-term data
Is now a good time to invest in India?
All eyes are on India’s growth story, but it comes at a cost.
Market news today - new bull market?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Market news today - can Friday's Wall St rally prop up global markets?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Market news today - debt talks optimism helps shares
What’s driving your investments this week?
Why are investors buying Japan again?
After many false dawns Japan is back on the radar
The sun is rising on Japanese stocks
Tokyo’s equities are roaring back after decades of deflationary decline
Market news today - glass half full
What’s driving your investments this week?
What does the strong pound mean for my investments?
Pound has been steadily rising since last September’s low
Index concentration - the hidden risk lurking in your portfolio
The dominance of a small group of companies adds volatility
The tide is turning in favour of the bond market
Peaking interest rates offer optimism for bond investors
Market news today - growth is back in focus
What’s driving your investments this week?
These businesses are the secret to Europe’s booming stock market
Resilience of ‘the Granolas’ underpins a wider resurgence on the continent
Warren Buffett reflects on his investing success
This week - we’re looking back to the celebration of King Warren in Omaha
Market news today - the Bank of England’s interest rate dilemma
What’s driving your investments this week?
All hail Warren Buffett, king of the stock market
Berkshire Hathaway has delivered strong investment returns for over 50 years
Market news today - climbing the wall of worry
What’s driving your investments this week?
Now is a moment of truth for tech stocks
The tech sector is seeing signs of recovery after last year’s dismal performance
The pros and cons of smaller companies
Will smaller companies bring better returns this year?
Market news today - growth and earnings in focus
What’s driving your investments this week?
There’s such a thing as having too much cash
Nominal cash returns appear high, but opportunity costs must be considered
Investment Outlook - 3 questions you asked our expert
Tom’s view on recession, volatility in the banking sector and gold
Is the tide finally turning for emerging markets?
Outlook for emerging markets may be improving rapidly
Investment Outlook 2023 - Quarter 2
Strong start to the year
Market news today - are central banks ready to pivot?
What’s driving your investments this week?
The investment consensus is still over-optimistic
All eyes on US bank earnings
Market news today - wait and see
What’s driving your investments this week?
Is now the moment to get into emerging markets?
The past ten years have been a bumpy ride
Market news today - strong first quarter
What’s driving your investments this week?
The four challenges facing commercial property right now
Will commercial real estate be the next sector hit by rising interest rates?
Market news today - interest rates close to their peak
What’s driving your investments this week?
Will these be the winners in 2023?
What the successes of a wild first quarter may tell us about the year ahead
Will investors regret wishful thinking on bank stocks?
The recent financial contagion can teach investors several valuable lessons
What bank sector stress means for your money
Will concerns about weak banks develop into something worse?
Market news today - volatility spikes as a bank crisis unfolds
What’s driving your investments this week?
Where next for stock markets?
The outlook for markets after a challenging week
Budget 2023 - what it means for you and your money
Boosts for parents and pension savers featured in the Chancellor’s plans
What now for global stock markets?
A topsy turvy quarter for investors may set the scene for the year
Market news today - SVB collapse sends a chill through markets
Markets are digesting rescue measures aimed at calming banking nerves
Budget 2023 - here’s what to expect on tax
What room does the Chancellor have to ease pressure on households?
What does the future hold for the next generation of investors?
Have the young missed out on a golden age?
How to invest in China’s recovery
China reopening could be one of the year’s big opportunities
Market news today - spring in the air
What’s driving your investments this week
Investors should have seen this market rollercoaster coming
Fighting the Fed can be a fool's game
Market news today - sticky inflation
What’s driving your investments this week
Investors have cause for optimism even if rates remain high
Volatile markets still provide plenty of opportunities for canny investors
Market news today - patience required
What’s driving your investments this week?
Here’s how to defeat inflation
There are many ways to minimise the impact of rising prices
Market news today - where next for inflation?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Rally has come too soon – we are not yet at peak gloom
A revisit to the October lows may be a good opportunity
How dividend investing can boost your returns in 2023
Dividends are set to grow again, but by how much?
Market news today - future faking?
What’s driving your investments this week?
How to invest in China without investing in China
China reopening could be a boon for global investors
Market news today - spotlight on interest rates
What’s driving your investments this week?
What market has beaten the S&P 500 this century?
Investing in the market’s sweet spot
Market news today - the Year of the Rabbit
What’s driving your investments this week?
A record high would be just the start for the FTSE 100
Reasons to believe recent strength can continue
Will the Year of the Rabbit bring a change in Chinese fortunes?
The investment outlook for China in 2023
Here’s how the FTSE 100 gets to 8,000
Can the UK market break through it’s all-time high?
Market news today - FTSE 100 nears a new all-time high
What’s driving your investments this week?
The stock market may have just turned a corner
The January Barometer gives a good indication of the year ahead
Investment Outlook: 3 key questions you asked us
Outlook author Tom Stevenson shares his pearls of wisdom
Investment Outlook 2023 - Quarter 1
Looking forward to better times
Market news today - Earnings in focus
What’s driving your investments this week?
Can the January market rally continue?
Stock markets start the year on a positive note
Get ready for market lift-off in 2023
History tells us when we can expect the green shoots of recovery
Market news today - Shares rise to start 2023 on the front foot
Hopes were high that the new year can bring better news
My predictions for 2023
Tom Stevenson looks at the year ahead
Market news today - cautious optimism for 2023
What’s driving your investments this week?
What is the stock market outlook for 2023?
How to position your portfolio for the year ahead
What does the latest rate rise mean for you?
Cash is not necessarily king once again
Will value continue to beat growth?
The biggest stumbling block to value investing is it’s less fun
Why are house prices falling?
UK house prices have seen their biggest monthly fall since June 2020
Market news today – rates in focus
What’s driving your investments this week?
Have I missed the Indian bull run?
The Indian stock market has been quietly delivering
Will December bring a Santa Rally?
The season that keeps on giving
Market news today - Santa Rally
What’s driving your investments this week?
Interest rate rise: the winners and losers
Rate rise impacts students, sandwich generation and retirees but it’s not all bad news
Why volatility can be your best friend (yes, you read that right)
10 important lessons for investors
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