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Published / Last Updated on 07/10/2025

Latest Traffic Light Investment Sentiment Alerts: Current risks and probability of stock market crashes, booms, market alerts, market sentiment and other global events affecting investment markets.

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Why the Nikkei 225 Has Grown 80% in a Year

Core Reasons the Nikkei Has Exploded Higher 1. Massive Foreign Capital Inflows Foreign investors have been the single largest catalyst. Net foreign buying exceeded ¥9 trillion in H1 2025, a record pace. Global ...

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A Review of Market Drivers for 2025 with a Spanish Inquisition for 2026?

The initial shocks from 31st October 2024 Autumn Budget with huge increases for National Minimum Wage, in excess of inflation for all and over 20% for some younger workers ...

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Protect With Profits Bonuses from a Stock Market Crash

The last 12 months have been volatile with Trump Tariffs and geopolitical risks in Gaza, Russia/Ukraine, China, Taiwan, Frances political turmoil and more. Notwithstanding our own economy and higher ...

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Global Bond Market Sell Off Aug & Sept 2025 ... Is it Time to Buy Bond, Gilt and Fixed Interest Funds?

Ever wondered where governments borrow from or where airlines borrow to buy a fleet of aeroplanes? Government bonds (in the UK known as Gilts) and Corporate Bonds are where investors ...

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Market Corrections and When to Buy Back in to Stock Markets?

We have been warning about Trump ‘thumps’ i.e., President Trump and the possible effects of tariffs since 7 December 2024 before the President Elect was inaugurated. We said in ...

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Will There Be A Stock Market Correction in 2024?

Many investors will have seen decent investment returns in the last 12 months ranging from 7-8% through to 11-15% depending upon your risk profile and the funds you were ...

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Looking for Investment Value April 2024

We all want to buy low and sell high. Therefore, we should look for value when reviewing our asset allocation in our pension and investment portfolios. There is much speculation ...

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Houthi Military Strikes Global Supply Chains Oil Prices and Inflation

We warned late last year that piracy and drone attacks in the Red Sea by the Houthis may lead to global supply chains suffering, oil prices rising pushing fuel ...

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High Interest Rates? Is Cash Now King v Equities v Property in 2023?

We read an article last week on debating whether investors should now look to cash rather than equity/stock markets given interest rate increases across the UK, USA and Europe. We ...

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History Tells Us To Hold Our Nerve See Stock Market Records Since 1984

When you look at the FTSE 100 periods of growth and losses from 1984 to 2023, history tells us to hold our nerve and invest for the medium term ...

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We Are Contrarian Investors but Offer Clients Balanced Portfolios

A contrarian is a person who opposes or rejects and goes against popular opinion. This is quite a popularist approach in investments for professional investors where the investment style goes ...

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Tax Changes 2023 Insurance Investment Bonds v Collective Investment Accounts

The Autumn Spring Statement Budget of 2022 made taxation when holding shares and dividends based collective investments such as General Investment Accounts (GIAs), Unit Trusts, OEICS and Investment Trusts ...

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Positive Sentiment for Fixed Income Funds in 2023

What are Fixed Income Funds? Governments need to borrow money e.g., to pay for Covid-19 and many larger companies need to borrow money e.g., to buy a new fleet of ...

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Market Review for 2022 and Looking Forward Too

January 2022 - We started the year with a positive view for growth, after years of Brexit and then Covid-19 lockdowns, the UK was the fastest growing economy in ...

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Outlook for Inflation 2022 to 2024

We are all experiencing the difficulties of cost-of-living inflationary increases including energy prices and interest rate rises affecting our mortgages, debt, and credit cards. In addition, savers will not ...

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Capital Gains Tax Annual Exemption: Reduction and Potential CGT Rate Increases

Capital Gains Tax Annual Exemption: How Lower Allowances and Potential Tax Rises Could Affect Investors Capital Gains Tax (CGT) has become a major talking point as the Government faces growing ...

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