International Finance

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Wealth Management

Article 50 countdown: Investors need to prepare for 3 key issues

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is expect to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on March 29 Nigel Green Investors need to prepare now for three key issues ahead of Britain formally starting divorce proceedings with the EU. UK Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on...
Banking

US Fed raises interest rate: Three questions investors need to ask themselves

Hike by the world’s de facto central bank confirms that we’re in a new era of higher inflation and higher interest rates Nigel Green March 16, 2017: The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the second time in three months on Wednesday. It was prompted to do so by strong jobs data, and forecasts...
Wealth Management

Trump’s travel ban: markets spooked

But, investors will be seeking out bargains Nigel Green February 1, 2017: US President Donald Trump’s ban on visitors from seven Muslim-majority nations has spooked markets, but clued-up investors won’t be panicking, they’ll be seeking out bargains. The American markets fell on Monday below 20k, taking their cue from weak European and Asian markets. For...
Wealth Management

Now is the time to ‘go more global’

It is likely that confirmation of a hard Brexit by UK Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger several years of uncertainty Nigel Green January 19, 2017: Theresa May’s Brexit speech and strong inflation data should prompt investors to reduce exposure to UK assets and invest more internationally. After months of keeping her cards close to...
Economy

Chinese government’s reaction to stock prices worrying

The surprise was not that the government intervened, but the manner in which it did Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 17, 2015: While the world is focused on the Greece crisis, there is something more serious brewing in the east. The tumbling stock prices in China has left everybody wondering what went wrong with the market...