The macro stars are aligned for an oil price crash to $20 Brent in 2026
The end game? An oil price crash to $30 if we are lucky and to $20 if we are not. Goldman’s price target is $50 but J.P. Morgan’s oil eggheads…
The funds soaring in a difficult month
Saltydog picks out some of the winning sectors in a challenging period In the final week of November, global stock markets rallied and more than 90% of the funds that…
I’m So Bored With the USA: Things Will Only Get Worse
“I’m in the hi-fidelity first class travelling set And I think I need a Learjet” This is an unscripted continuation of last weeks’ “Redistribution, Revolution, and the Ancien Regime”. In…
Weekly Investment Commentary: Markets at least cheer up
Weekly economic update from Rupert Thompson, IBOSS Chief Economist, where he analyzes market reactions to recent events and identifies upcoming market trends in global markets, including in equities, fixed income,…
2026 Outrageous Predictions: AI CEOs, Quantum Chaos, Taylor Swift Wedding & SpaceX shake the Dollar
Saxo, a leader in online trading and investment, announced its annual Outrageous Predictions for 2026 today The future almost never arrives in straight lines. Whether it’s technology, culture, or politics,…
ISAs, savings and pensions: How the Budget affects you
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced her Budget, although the rumblings around the disappearing ‘black hole’ and the role of the OBR continue. Here, Robert Cochran, retirement expert at Scottish Widows…
Why the new Cash ISA limit stands to compromise simplicity, flexibility and choice within a Stocks & Shares ISA
Why the new Cash ISA limit stands to compromise simplicity, flexibility and choice within a Stocks & Shares ISA – by Rob Morgan, Chief Investment Analyst at Charles Stanley Often…
Gilt markets will punish Reeves if found to have misled on public finances
Gilt markets would react aggressively if it is determined that Chancellor Rachel Reeves misled Parliament and the public on the true state of the public finances, or if she is…
Investing Basics: Are you cut out to be a DIY investor?
Online platforms have revolutionised the opportunities open to the USNewsRank, delivering access to masses of information and historical data and the ability to buy, sell and monitor investments at a…
2025 Autumn Budget – what it means for personal finances?
Rob Morgan, Chief Investment Analyst at Charles Stanley A higher income tax burden and a ‘pick and mix’ of smaller, technical revenue raisers were the notable characteristics of a fiscal…