It is a simple enough question, but the answer is often hard to come by. A pension provider here, a wealth manager there, perhaps a reassuring nod to government policy somewhere in the background. It is not uncommon for people to bury their heads in the sand and assume ‘someone else’ knows enough about markets […]
Gold has climbed to a two-week high today as a weaker dollar and falling oil prices reshape market expectations. Hopes of a potential peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran have pushed oil prices lower. That, in turn, has supported bond markets, eased yields and reduced expectations of further rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. […]
For many of our clients and readers, today marks the beginning of a three day weekend as we head into the May Day Bank Holiday, a date observed across much of the world. It carries different meanings depending on where one stands, from pagan celebrations of spring through to International Workers’ Day. In some countries […]