If you have missed the US Presidential antics over the past month you might consider yourself quite blessed. The decisions and statements coming from the whole of the Trump administration have been ‘unsettling’ to put it mildly. When Trump was voted in at the end of last year, we experienced a ‘glimpse of the future’
Darren explores the recent Geopolitical Developments surrounding the Russian attack on Ukraine and European Security Crisis – and considers how client portfolios might be affected. We always knew that Donald would seek to ‘do a deal’ with Moscow in regards to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Republican view in the US is that Russia
Each year, I come into the office between Christmas and New Year and quietly plan for the year ahead. Over the past four years, I have asked myself ‘how can next year be any more volatile?’ It seems that each year becomes slightly more crazy than the last! So how are we approaching 2025 and
The large falls in markets around the world over the past few days have been concerning. Throughout June and July, it seemed as if the Global ‘tech’ market could only ever keep rising. Indexes such as the US Nasdaq which contains large tech names like Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon – just kept on rising.
In an age of ever advancing technology, it can be easy to allow new developing ‘tech’ to simply take over human functions – without truly considering the impact of things like Artificial Intelligence on our everyday lives. There is probably nothing more boring than finance for many people – yet it has a huge influence
The news today about military conflict spreading within the Middle East is bound to worry us all. Indeed, the past couple of years have been most upsetting in terms of the loss of innocent lives, with inflationary consequences as a result of rising Oil prices on the back of War in a ‘post-Covid’ world. So
