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26 Jun FTSE at 20,000

Posted at 09:14h in Financial News, Retirement Planning by Gemma Bellaby 0 Comments

No, it’s not a mistake, but it is not the FTSE 100, either. The most frequently quoted index of UK share prices is the FTSE 100 index, or the “Footsie” as it is frequently described. The FTSE 100 index was launched at the end of 1983,...

19 Jun The Bank of England has a slight change of heart

Posted at 09:15h in Financial News by Gemma Bellaby 0 Comments

The latest Quarterly Inflation Report (QIR) from the Bank of England has been published and shows that ‘the Old Lady’ has changed her mind a little. But the market projections for short-term interest rates don’t make for helpful reading for those with cash deposits. The QIR...

12 Jun Revisiting social care in the election campaign

Posted at 09:21h in Financial News, Retirement Planning by Gemma Bellaby 0 Comments

The general election campaign provided a reminder that the issue of funding social care remains unresolved. Who pays how much for long term care in England came to the fore last month. It is one of those subjects which successive governments have repeatedly kicked down the...

05 Jun 2017 election: income tax revisited

Posted at 09:52h in Financial News by Gemma Bellaby 0 Comments

The 2017 election manifestos offered little good news on the future of income tax. Judging by the manifestos of the three main political parties, the days of appealing to voters by cutting income tax (and its alter ego, national insurance) are over: The Conservatives repeated their...

30 May The NASDAQ hits 6,000

Posted at 09:43h in Financial News, Retirement Planning by Gemma Bellaby 0 Comments

The market most associated with US technology shares reached a new high in April. You may be old enough to remember that the end of the 20th century was marked by a surge in the value of technology shares in the United States. Many of these...

23 May China: fourth time lucky?

Posted at 09:29h in Financial News by Gemma Bellaby 0 Comments

One of the major index providers is reviewing the constituents of its important global market indices. Which country can boast the world’s second largest stock market and third largest fixed interest market? You might be tempted to say Japan, but while you would be in the right...