April Fools isn’t once a year
April Fools isn’t once a year Dean Cheeseman, Managing Director of Client Investment Solutions, Mattioli Woods Every April, we’re reminded how easily we can be misled. A headline catches you…
Top 8 FinTech Software Development Companies in the USA & Europe
FinTech software development partners now require increased expertise because modern regulations demand new security standards and system scalability needs. We evaluated 40 companies using Clutch, GoodFirms, DesignRush, and Techreviewer –…
Chocolate relief in a troubled world: cocoa cools as Easter meets macro gloom
By Ole Hansen, Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Key Points: Cocoa has fallen sharply from 2024–25 extremes, offering rare relief as broader markets struggle with war and inflation risks. The…
The Times They Are A-Changin’: If the Pen is Mightier Than the Sword
“Eat your words but don’t go hungry Words have always nearly hung me” If the pen is mightier than the sword, then the blockade is mightier than the missile! Blockades…
Markets drift as conflicting headlines cloud direction
Markets are currently struggling to find a clear directional bias, as conflicting geopolitical developments in the Middle East continue to dominate sentiment. Investors are caught between opposing narratives, the potential…
Out of gas: 61% of DIY investors fear portfolios will not recover after Middle East conflict
Six in ten (61%) self-directed investors are concerned about their investments not recovering following the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to new research from Charles Stanley Direct, part…
Tech stocks at ‘discount’ signal opportunity
Tech stocks are now trading at their cheapest relative valuation to the broader US market in eight years, creating what the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial…
Weekly Investment Commentary: Deal or No Deal
Weekly economic update from Rupert Thompson, IBOSS Chief Economist, part of Mattioli Woods, where he analyzes market reactions to recent events and identifies upcoming market trends in global markets, including…
Over half of Brits feel their finances are “younger” than they are
Over half of Brits feel their finances are “younger” than they are, according to L&G research Almost a third of UK adults have experienced significant life changes over the last…
Starmer must be honest about fuel shortages, inflation, the pound and gilt risks
Starmer and Reeves need to be honest about potentially imminent fuel shortages, the likelihood of UK inflation spiking again, how the pound could come under increasing pressure, and the growing…