All the uncertainty surrounding Brexit has built a consensus among analysts that interest rates aren’t going up any time soon. With that in mind, we thought we’d offer a brief reminder of the attractions of our managed portfolio service, with its net 7 per cent yield. Managed Portfolio Service Clients of the Money&Co Portfolio Service […]
One of our favourite alternative-finance writers, Harriet Green of CityA.M. (not the chunky bowler pictured above, obviously – but cricket is relevant), looks at minibonds, in the light of the recent base-rate cut and the Brexit decision. “Following the Brexit decision, lower interest rates are likely to see investors looking for alternative ways of seeking […]
Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, said earlier this year that things would get more exciting with regard to interest rate policy at the turn of the year. Now he has indicated that UK interest rates are unlikely to rise before 2017. Part of the reason for this is that inflation remains […]
The latest US employment data has just been published. It shows that 215,000 new jobs were created during July, which fell short of the consensus forecast of 223,000. Despite the shortfall, economists believe that US interest rates are likely to rise for the first time since 2006 when the Federal Reserve meets in September. One […]
The going’s been tough, but now, at last, the tough get growing… Today’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the second quarter of 2015 have brought some happier news. There was some concern when the economy only delivered 0.4 per cent growth in the first quarter and this was partly attributed to the impending election. The […]
Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick, offers a view of where the European and US economies are going in The Huffington Post. This, of course, ultunately affects the performance of th UK economy – and the prospects of the borrowing small and medium-sized enterprises that we bring together with people, the Money&Co. lenders. Here’s the first part of Nicola’s […]
Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick, yesterday examined the implications of low oil prices on US stocks and interest rates. Today, in the second part of her postcard from New York, she looks at the ramifications for UK lenders, investors and consumers. The fact that US interest rates are not likely to rise in the near term […]