The coinciding of the end of the furlough scheme and further regional lockdowns has brought about an alarming increase in permanent job losses that now go beyond the hospitality and service sector. In the summer, the hopes were that the…
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Stock markets took fright this week just ahead of Halloween as £40bn was lost from the value of FTSE 100 companies meaning the index fell -2.5% to 5,582 on Wednesday. This is the lowest value since April. These falls were…
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With less than one week to go before election day on November 3rd, former vice-president Joe Biden, is polling ahead of incumbent President Donald Trump in key battleground states. In Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, where Mr Trump won by a…
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All pre-election forecasts are putting Joe Biden on course to win the race to the White House. US polling firm Election Projection suggests Biden will win 334 electoral college votes which is comfortably over the 270 needed to become the…
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In Italy, The Governor of the Bank of Italy, Mr Ignazio Visco has warned that ‘as the pandemic continues families and business will batten down and massive monetary and fiscal intervention will be needed’ His concerns were echoed by the…
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Global stock markets have continued to record healthy gains in Q3 after a strong bounce back in Q2. This equity lift can be put down to a recovery in global activity, hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine and the on-going financial…
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Britain’s V shaped recovery is coming under pressure with the rise in virus cases and new regional lockdowns threatening to reverse the recent growth in the UK’s GDP. Households are increasingly fearful over wages and jobs as the furlough scheme…
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We will soon be starting our research and analysis for Edition 34 portfolios, and at this stage we are feeling reasonable positive over the outlook for global equity markets despite the recessionary pressure, unemployment levels and second wave lockdowns. Equity…
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Edition 33 – New Portfolio Selections We are publishing the new Edition 33 of the Estate Capital investment portfolios tomorrow and sending clients either through our new portal, by email or by post our rebalance request. We fully recommend that…
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