For example, gilt yields peaked in 1975 and drifted down thereafter until 2021. That trend of falling yields – and hence rising prices – pepped up bond returns with capital gains adrenaline shots, until 2022’s rapid interest rate hikes ended the party. ...
A weakening UK economy has been well flagged: theBOEslashed their growth forecasts last week, and this week the OBR downgraded their expectations for GDP ahead of the Chancellor’s spring statement next month. UK asset prices have taken most of this doom and gloom in their stride. As we hav...
Information on gilts and gilt-edged securities is presented. They refer to fixed-interest government securities in Great Britain, which are traded on the London Stock Exchange. Gilts are not a risk-free investment due to fluctuations in their market value. Gilt-edged securities do not include ...
"If the new Government's walk matches its talk we expect the sector to re-rate, and in the very short term we suspect that the talk alone will be enough to lift share prices," they added. Expect to see the reinstatement of housing targets, refining of the greenbelt, a reform of p...
You can’t sell that much now if you’re decumulating/in retirement and need to fund a living before you usually go above the allowance and end up with hefty tax bill. You don’t really want to be selling out your ISA’s/non-taxable to live from when you have taxable money you wo...
These disruptions have resulted in UK product shortages and increased prices for both energy and non-energy commodities, such as food. The increased rate of inflation in the UK has been exacerbated by these pressures albeit some easing of disruptions has been seen in the second half of 2022. ...
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UK inflation hits 41-year high of 11.1% as food and energy prices continue to soar U.K. inflation jumped to a 41-year high of 11.1%in October, exceeding expectations as food, transport and energy prices continued to squeeze households and businesses. ...
The OPEC oil cartel cut supply to the US and immediately hiked prices by 17% in mid-October. Theoil price was to quadrupleby March 1974, deepening the global recession. North Sea oil was still in its infancy and couldn’t cushion the UK economy from the price shock. ...
The UK’s ability to be master of its own destiny is always strictly limited. Whether it is commodity prices being driven higher by the emerging world or gilt yields responding to the actions of the Fed, external events always play a big role in driving developments in the UK and 2011 wil...