News

I am not sure I completely believe the daily news of a possible peace agreement in the Middle East. Each day a different angle on a breakthrough, and then more bombings and harsh words. Again, today I read that the United States and Iran have reached a tentative agreement to extend the current ceasefire by 60 days while peace talks continue. This comes despite renewed clashes around the Strait of Hormuz, where both sides have exchanged fire as Israel intensifies its operation

The UK political environment continues to shift uneasily, and many clients are naturally asking what a future Labour government might mean for economic policy, taxation, and the performance of UK stock markets. While no election outcome is guaranteed, it is reasonable for clients to consider how different leadership styles and policy priorities could influence the investment landscape. One figure who attracts particular attention is Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchest

No Labour Prime Minister has ever been removed from office through a formal leadership contest. I wonder if this fact might change in the coming months. The combination of Andy Burnham’s plan to return to Westminster, Wes Streeting’s resignation, and mounting pressure on Sir Keir Starmer, has created a level of uncertainty that is rippling through UK financial markets. Andy Burnham has formally announced that he will seek Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) approval t

Reading back over my weekly emails since the end of March, I seem to have mentioned an end to the Iran / Middle East conflict on a weekly basis, yet here we are still hanging on the news flow. This weeks Memorandum of Understanding issued to Iran by the US, via Pakistan, gives hope for an end to the loss of human life, an opening of the Straits of Hormuz and more stable investment markets and less inflationary pressures as the oil price gradually falls. We keep our fingers cr