AUTUMN BUDGET – October 2024 On Wednesday 30th October 2024, The Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the much-anticipated 2024 Budget, marking Labour’s first budget in 14 years and the first ever by a female Chancellor. Here are the main and relevant points with regards to financial planning: Capital Gains Tax Capital Gains Tax (CGT) has
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INFLATION 15TH NOVEMBER 2023 Inflation fell to 4.6% as at end of October from 6.7% at end of September, this as a result of lower food and energy costs. This is the lowest rate of inflation for two years and core inflation, which does not include more volatile prices such as food and energy,
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Economic & Market Outlook – August 2023 The second quarter of 2023 has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for the financial markets. There has been good news, bad news, and some surprises along the way. Let’s take a look at what happened and what we can expect for the rest of the
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Economic & Market Outlook – May 2023 The year 2023 is expected to be a challenging one for the global economy and financial markets, as the world faces multiple headwinds such as inflation, monetary policy tightening, geopolitical tensions and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are also some signs of hope
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Economic & Market Outlook – February 2023 I think many of us will agree, the best thing to say about 2022 is that it’s now over. We experienced a fall of over 20% in global stocks and government and corporate bonds followed suit, and many are saying that it was a ‘perfect’ storm. Not what
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