Economy
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British Business Bank’s Small Business Equity Tracker finds AI deals 40% larger on average than deals across UK equity market
The average size of artificial intelligence (AI) deals was significantly higher than deals across the wider UK equity market in 2024, underlining…
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Bank of England keeps interest rates unchanged as inflation fears persist – but what does it mean for wealth managers? Reaction
The Bank of England has held interest rates steady at 4.25%, a decision that had been widely expected by markets but still…
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Hidden GEMs: A turn in the US dollar cycle and what it means for emerging market debt
After more than a decade of US dollar dominance, signs are emerging that the currency’s extraordinary rally may finally be peaking. A…
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Capital.com: UK inflation fails to impress, rate cut bets shift to autumn
The latest UK inflation data released on Wednesday has done little to ease pressure on the Bank of England (BoE). While headline…
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UK inflation steady at 3.4% amid data correction, markets await next move and experts respond…
Today’s inflation figures may not have surprised the market, but they’ll still be shaping strategy across portfolios. With CPI holding steady at…
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The week ahead from Aberdeen
Thomas Watts, Senior Investment Analyst at Aberdeen MPS, comments on the economic data releases this week. “The coming week could be defined as…
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CG Asset Management: Productivity is the biggest UK economic challenge
Productivity, or the lack of it, is the biggest single issue facing the UK economy. On this there is almost universal agreement.…
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Spending Review signals a shift in fiscal direction—what wealth managers need to know
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her first Spending Review to Parliament, laying out the government’s funding plans for the next three years—and…
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All eyes on Reeves as spending review tests fiscal resolve: we explore what tomorrow might bring
Reeves prepares to prove her ‘iron clad’ fiscal credentials Chancellor Rachel Reeves will take centre stage tomorrow with the release of her…
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UK labour market softens as unemployment rises and wage growth slows — implications for investors and asset allocators
This morning’s update from the Office for National Statistics points to a cooling UK economy, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.6%…
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