Economics

Growth only a fraction of what it has been in past

Financial services has 'most to lose'

Headlines exaggerate reality

In the latest monthly Investment Week podcast, Hermes' chief economist Neil Williams talks about the 2016 Budget, the threat of a Brexit and the implications for the UK economy.

Outlook more 'uncertain' in January meeting

Markets no longer listening to central banks 'crying wolf'

The New Year started, as always, with a flurry of forecasts for the next 12 months. But with equity markets having one of their worst starts, a number of commentators have not had to wait as long as usual for some of their forecasts to look a touch optimistic....

If the recent sell-off can be attributed to any single factor, it has been events in China - and particularly its currency.

Fund managers have urged a return to 'old school' investing, including a focus on fundamentals, as global markets dropped into bear market territory last week.

With banks having to abide by new capital requirements, future bailouts will still see the UK taxpayer pay out for corporate mistakes according to Kames Capital's Gregory Turnbull-Schwartz.