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Ignazio Visco current Governor of the Bank of Italy

The €750bn EU Recovery Fund will be inadequate for the size of the problem now facing Europe.

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…

Equity Markets enjoy healthy gains.

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…

Britain’s V shaped recovery is coming under pressure.

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…

Busy trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange

There are signs of economic improvements as we come closer to the end of this remarkable and devastating year.

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…

Our new portfolios are positioned for the next phase.

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…

Markets are suffering from altitude sickness.

The steady upward march of global stock markets was brought to a halt last week with the threat of a second wave of coronavirus and a bleak economic outlook hitting sentiment. The past ten weeks has seen a remarkable rebound…

Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer

The first full month of lockdown saw a -20.4% fall in UK GDP.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has recently predicted that the UK will suffer a greater annual hit on our economy, due to coronavirus, than other leading nations. Their report predicts a -11.5% fall in GDP and up…

The EU want any ‘level playing field’ rules to stand in perpetuity.

The stalling Brexit negotiations are starting to regain the headlines. There are reports that the European Parliament may veto a deal if there are not sufficient safeguards over the ‘level playing field’ provisions. The EU want any ‘level playing field’…

The Financial system is awash with liquidity.

May proved to be politically contentious month. The Chinese government moved to effectively end Hong Kong’s autonomy which dramatically heightening tensions between China and both the UK and US. Also, yet another unarmed black American was tragically killed by those…