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Investment Update: Dealing with rising UK debt: not all options are bad
Rather than try to reduce it by austerity, inflation or default, the government should focus on keeping the rate of economic growth above the cost of servicing the debt.
13 mins
Writing in the time of corona
Writers have a notably solitary job, but has coronavirus curbed creativity? And how has the literary world adapted to the new normal?
7 mins
Review of the week: Thanksgiving may be a super-spreader; will vaccine news bring holiday cheer?
Thanksgiving may be a super-spreader event this year, as governments around the world try to plan their way through the upcoming festive season. But investors have been given a boost from good vaccine news.
5 mins
Investment Update: UK rate talk is getting a bit too negative
The Bank of England has recently added to its stimulus programme yet again, and it isn’t ruling out negative interest rates. But don’t believe the hype – it’s not yet ruling them in either.
13 mins
Planet Papers 3: A brand new world
2 mins
What a more flexible Fed means for investors everywhere
Do changes at The Fed mean low rates forever?
6 mins
Review of the week: The race to roll out a vaccine is on as markets soar
News of a potentially viable vaccine is welcome, yet markets have rocketed back extremely quickly considering it is yet to be approved. With COVID-19 spreading rapidly once again, time is of the essence.
7 mins
America (finally) decides
Equities fell in October as investors came to terms with tighter lockdown restrictions, but hopes for a new round of US stimulus under President-elect Joe Biden have buoyed markets, and Chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth reckons we should take heart.
3 mins
Review of the week: Telling stories
When it comes to grabbing headlines and stealing attention, reality is at a disadvantage to imagination. Our chief investment officer, Julian Chillingworth, ponders what it means for politics and investments.
8 mins
Rathbone Global Sustainability Fund: US Election — November 2020
The new tenant of the White House plans to make some major changes to green infrastructure and climate change policies. With America’s sustainability agenda set to head in a new direction, fund manager David Harrison muses about the knock on impact of US President-Elect Joe Biden’s policies on the Rathbone Global Sustainability Fund.
2 mins
Biden win brings hope for some bipartisan agreement
Stimulus should be forthcoming and trade uncertainty relieved, even if Congress remains split
15 mins