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It’s hurricane season in Florida and the Caribbean, and the damage has started earlier than usual. Hurricane Beryl has become the earliest category 3 or higher storm to ever hit, and it’s a bad sign for a period that many expect will contain more named storms than any year since storms have been named. Booking…
So, here we are. Another rainy day in London as the outgoing prime minister, Rishi Sunak, stands once again at the podium, his wife behind him in support, brimming with pride, as he announces his resignation with dignity. Britain was hungry for change and here it is. But, can the new prime minister, Kier Starmer,…
Labour has stormed to a landslide victory at the 2024 general election, with Sir Keir Starmer now leading the country. The new Prime Minister boasts a 170-seat majority with two constituencies still to declare. On the steps of 10 Downing Street, he told the nation that his premiership would be “country first, party second”, and…
The pensions landscape will be one of many priorities for the new Labour government, once it is fully formed. Sir Keir Starmer won a landslide majority in the 2024 general election, and has already started assembling his cabinet. The new parliament will meet for the first time on 9 July. Pensions were a prominent topic…
That’s one way to ruin a barbecue. While millions of Americans were celebrating July 4 by cooking up hot dogs and hamburgers, bitcoin was getting burned to a fare-thee-well, tumbling to its lowest point in months. Related: Analyst resets Nvidia stock price target after trillion-dollar Q2 The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 8.1% to the lowest…
Charles Luke, Investment Manager, Murray Income Trust PLC Many people in their sixties today can expect to enjoy 20 years or more in retirement. Their plans have become more ambitious, with far-flung travel, entrepreneurship, or extreme adventure on their bucket lists. However, the challenge is paying for it and the models that worked for previous…
Global dividend payouts hit a first-quarter record of $339.2 billion in the first three months of the year, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend index. UK dividend growth, however, was “relatively pedestrian”, says Andrew Jones of Janus Henderson. Dividends rose 2.4% on an underlying basis to $15.3 billion. Ordinary (ie, not special, one-off payments)…
“Global growth is tepid, but commodity prices remain high,” say Carlos Arteta, Philip Kenworthy and Ayhan Kose in a World Bank blog. Energy, food and base metals prices are predicted to stay close to 40% above 2015-2019 levels over the coming year. Why? For one thing, oil supplies are tight. As of late June, members…
New Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has entered Downing Street with plenty of policies that could affect homeowners, first-time buyers and landlords. Labour has come to power with a landslide majority at a time when interest rates remain high, stifling house price growth and property sales. Delivering his first speech outside Number 10 after Labour’s…