It’s half-term and your regular host Andrew Alexander is enjoying a well-earned few days break with his family. Andrew offered me an opportunity to provide you with some finely tuned market analysis…

It’s that time of the week again folks and it feels like time has absolutely flown – I simply must be having far too much fun!  Welcome to News, Views and Truths.

Hello and congratulations; you’ve made it to the end of the week and with such style and finesse. Well done you! And to celebrate that fact, why don’t you take five, sit back and enjoy this week’s News, Views and Truths?

Happy Friday everyone!  It’s been a super busy week with lots to talk about, so let’s all jump into this week’s News, Views and Truths.

Cast your mind back to last year; August to be precise. Or don’t and, instead, click here to catch up on what you missed!

As the snow lies on the ground and the air chills to sub-zero temperatures, why even consider going outside?  Instead, sit back and absorb this week’s News, Views and Truths.

Last night, the House of Commons rejected Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal by a record margin.  MPs voted by 432 to 202 against the proposal, resulting immediately after by the tabling of a vote of no confidence in the Conservative government by Jeremy Corbyn; this will be voted upon this evening. We expect this will …

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Happy New Year! Now that we have got that out of the way, welcome to the real start of 2019 and the first News, Views and Truths of the year.

If investors were unsure as to whether markets can perpetually sustain the upward trajectory of 2016 and 2017, 2018 confirmed that they cannot. Out of 15 major asset classes, ranging from equities, bonds, commodities, gold and property, only one remained positive during 2018; cash.  Furthermore, taking the US S&P 500 index as a reference, this …

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Well here we are; Christmas. The closure of 2018 and the final News, Views and Truths of the year.