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Welcome to the latest edition of Caves Quarterly, where we take a look back over the last few months and look ahead to the future. To read, please click the link below: MHA Caves Wealth Quarterly – Edition 27 (Q3 2022)
Read MoreIt was another turbulent week for financial markets. This week saw yields on UK government bonds climb again (yields rise as prices fall) over worries that the fiscal books continue to look unbalanced and the Friday deadline for Bank of England (BoE) support in that market loomed. In the face of mounting criticism, Chancellor Kwasi…
Read MoreWe are teaming up with the private client & entrepreneurial business team at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, to bring you a monthly webinar series. Each month, we will focus on a key topic, and conclude with an open clinic to discuss specific questions or concerns you have. In this first webinar of the new series,…
Read MoreRead on for our top 5 financial planning tips to help you take control of your finances more effectively and get your money working for you. We are living in uncertain economic times and the cost of living continues to put pressure on businesses and households. Food, utilities, fuel – we are all feeling…
Read MoreIt was Harold Wilson who famously said that “a week is a long time in politics”. This seems very relevant in the current times as the fallout from the mini/maxi budget continues. Having received a bemused reaction from most corners of the political spectrum when announced, the government this week revealed the rollback of the…
Read MoreFinancial Planning for Young Adults You may have only just started to make waves in your chosen career path or be on the cusp of building substantial savings to be looking into buying your first home, and feel like investing in your future is a daunting process. Alongside this, you may feel like approaching a…
Read MoreBritain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss and her new Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, have confirmed measures aimed at easing the ‘cost of living crisis’ as part of the planned fiscal event or “mini-budget” held on Friday 23 September. One of these measures is the reversal of the planned increase in UK corporate tax from 19% to…
Read MoreAlthough a much more expansive fiscal policy was well flagged by Liz Truss during the Tory leadership roadshow, it appears that most market participants were still surprised by the scale of the moves announced in Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘budget that wasn’t a budget’ last Friday, with UK Gilts and the domestic currency coming under significant pressure…
Read MoreIt’s been a tough week for financial markets as central banks around the globe continued to raise interest rates in the face of persistently high inflation. It wasn’t the increase, per se, which dented sentiment, it was more the signalling that investors should expect moves of a similar size in the meetings to come. Given…
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Weekly Market Update- Week Ending 21/10/2022
Following the departure of Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor, the circus at Westminster has continued this week. Having been in office just 45 days, Liz Truss claimed the title of shortest tenure ever as UK prime minister by announcing her resignation on Thursday. Her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed…
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