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On the day that I sat down to write this article it was exactly 20 years since England played their first match in the Euro 96 football tournament, which was a rather inauspicious 1-1 draw against Switzerland. The memories of this tournament are fresh in my mind having seen two documentaries about it aired on…
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My advice on the differing views emanating from interested parties (Vote Leave, Remain, Bank of England, IMF, ECB etc.) on the likely effect on UK economic and individual prosperity, as we approach voting day is – believe no-one! Unfortunately, both sides of the ‘Brexit’ debate have stretched their credibility more than a little with ‘facts’…
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One of the intended consequences of a country adopting a Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP) is a sharply lower domestic currency, which usually is considered a positive as it stimulates a region’s growth and inflation expectations. So when, in late January, Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda shocked the markets by introducing negative rates…
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To get up to speed with the economic and market developments of the last three months, please take a read of the first edition of our new quarterly update – Cave’s Quarterly. CLICK HERE TO READ
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Leading up to the Budget there were endless articles, commentary and sometimes heated debate over the Chancellor’s intentions with regard to pensions and in particular tax relief. On the day though, there was hardly a mention of the ‘P’ word other than some much needed amendments to badly drafted sections of the last Pensions Act.…
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Goldman Sachs 2008 prediction that oil would reach $200 per barrel seems a lifetime ago, with oil currently trading close to multiyear lows. The recent decision to lift Western trading sanctions against Iran which, in turn, will see Iranian crude exports come back to market, has piled even more pressure on an already tumbling oil…
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Unlike the new Star Wars movie, it is unclear as yet whether the “financial force†generated by the new pension freedoms will ultimately be a force for good, enabling investors to access their funds more effectively or for the “dark side†as pensioners end up relying on state or should that be “Empire†handouts, having…
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I am most grateful for the attention that all at Cave & Sons have given to my affairs, and I find it most encouraging that your standards of courtesy and efficiency are so exemplary.
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Thank you for your continuing good work on my behalf. The weight lifted from my mind is incalculable just as well its not taxable, then!
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BREXIT; Leave vote update
Congratulations to the polling companies on another stunning job well done! As predicted in the run up to the vote, share prices and sterling both began trading sharply lower this morning following the vote to leave the EU. Prime Minister David Cameron is one of the early casualties, confirming his intention to step down in…
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