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The World in a Week – Quarterly Earnings Season For US Banks
The biggest US banks reported their second quarter earnings of 2019 last week and it was generally a robust quarter for them all, although Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs disappointed a bit by being…
The World In A Week – Fact & Fiction in the Far East
Markets were quite sedate last week, with global equities as measured by the MSCI ACWI Index falling -0.2% in GBP terms. UK shares were down -0.6%, while Europe Ex-UK was down -1.1% and the S&P…
The World In A Week – When less is more (Italy’s income tax)
Is it possible for a government to increase its total tax receipt by cutting taxes? Italy’s government believes this is the case and they risked incurring a EUR 3 billion fine from the EU last…
The World In A Week – An Outbreak of a Truce
The most notable story of the past week was arguably the breakout of a truce in the escalating trade war between the United States and China on Saturday following talks at the G20 meeting in Japan.…
Money Marketing Awards – Best DFM
I am delighted to confirm that Beaufort Investment won Best DFM at the Money Marketing Awards 2019 last night. This is an incredible achievement for us and we were up against some stiff competition!…
The World In A Week – How Low Can You Go?
The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept interest rates on hold last week. Despite an inordinate amount of pressure from Trump to cut rates and elements of US market data signalling a need…
The World In A Week – Under Pressure
As the mercury rises in the barometers of economic and political hallways, pressure builds across the globe. The rhetoric from policymakers at the beginning of the year has begun to wane and with…
The World In A Week – The UK / US Alliance
Last week the US and UK commemorated and celebrated their historic alliance and friendship. The week included the rarity of both the D-Day commemorations of World War Two as well as the US…
