Weltschmerz…The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, says we can do our bit to help to battle rising inflation by not asking for wage increases. Coming from someone who’s been sleeping at the controls for the last 18 months, that is not exactly helpful. How about doing your job? By which I mean […]

It’s a veritable cornucopia of central bank delights this week with the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Bank of Japan all in action, following the ECB and Bank of Canada last week. The Bank of Japan decision may well be overshadowed by Japanese politics as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elects a new leader days before the […]

Fed… a classic case of reacting too slowly then doing too much? First 75bps hike since ‘94…was not communicated beforehand, I didn’t think they would surprise like this, but it’s probably the right move, just a little late. Stocks rallied – the Nasdaq rose 2.5% and the S&P 500 was up 1.5%…markets seemed to be […]

Analysts at the Bank of America has chosen luxury fashion stocks moving from one to watch to investor must-buys as Chinese spending boom is forecast.  Millions of Chinese consumers are rushing to buy high-end fashion items and accessories online. BofA expects two stocks to benefit from this growing trend. China’s middle class already outnumbers the […]

Investors looking to build a balanced portfolio need to understand the differences between corporate bonds and government bonds. While both offer regular interest payments and return of principal at maturity, corporate and government bonds have unique risk-return characteristics that investors should assess.