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A trade war no one could afford to win A client asked at the start of last week: “Will the US and China reach a trade agreement?” Our short but confident answer was: Yes. Longer answer: Because the maths, the money and the politics all say they must. And sure enough, the US and China…
MARKET UPDATE 23.08.2022
All the latest market trends in a one-minute video. Contact us if you would like to discuss your financial goals and how to achieve them. Our team is always happy to give you a free initial consultation and assessment. Follow the link to see the video on our LinkedIn page: @Synergi Follow Synergi on Linked…
UK Economy Grows Post-Brexit As Bank Governor Extends Stay
The UK economy grew by 0.5% in the three months post-Brexit, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This growth was down from the 0.7% experienced in the previous quarter, but above analysts expectations of 0.3%. The services sector was largely responsible for the growth, rising by 0.8% whilst agriculture, manufacturing & production and…
Market Volatility remains likely, but there is still optimism: October market overview.
Although markets are expected to remain volatile, experts identify three reasons for investors to be optimistic. Reason one: shipping costs, oil prices and house prices – all of which contributed to this year’s steep increase in inflation – have now begun to fall. This should help to reduce inflation in the months ahead. Energy support packages are likely to…
Where will my retirement income come from? Part 2
In addition to traditional pension schemes there are a variety of other investment options which can be used to provide income in retirement. Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) Some people might use money they have in an ISA as a source of income in retirement.For example, there are cash ISAs, which you can save into and…
EU blacklist
On 6 October 2020, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the EU (ECOFIN) issued a revised list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes known as the EU ‘blacklist’. The latest review of this list has added the island nations of Anguilla and Barbados, whilst delisting Oman and the Cayman Islands. The EU has faced…
