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Review of the week: back on track?
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Stocks and bonds ended the month – and first quarter – nearing the top ends of the trading ranges in place since late last year. But there’s still much uncertainty about the inflation and growth outlook, particularly if energy prices start rising again.
Review of the week: Downward bound
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
After the flurry of central bank decisions last week, what did we learn about when (and how much) the big hitters plan to cut rates?
Review of the week: MEGA moves for Europe
Last Updated: December 16, 2025
American threats to hit Europe with tariffs and abandon NATO have may have spurred the EU to loosen the purse strings and invest heavily in infrastructure and its own defence. Continental stocks are rising rapidly in anticipation of a sea change for Europe.
Planet Papers 7: Good COP, bad COP
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
A guide to human efforts to tackle climate change.
Chief Investment Officer’s Corner
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Here are three themes at the forefront of Rathbones Investment Management's Co-Chief Investment Officer Edward Smith’s mind, and what they mean for our clients’ investments.
2025 Charity Awards: a judge’s perspective
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Gemma Gooch, Rathbones’ Head of Charities Distribution, reflects on her experience sitting on the 2025 Charity Awards judging panel.
Responsible capitalism: benefiting society and investment returns
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Since pulling out of the global financial crisis, markets have been on one of the longest bull runs in history. Yet as wages stagnate, productivity slumps and living standards drop, large swathes of people in Western democracies feel left behind. Many of them are losing trust in capitalism itself.
Rathbones Votes Against Slavery report launched, outlining successful engagement on modern slavery
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
20 of 22 targeted companies now compliant.
Review of the week: 2022 wrapped up
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
We look back at a grim year for financial markets. The rebound in the last few months seems to offer investors some relief, but can we be confident that the worst is over?
Stagflation: Why this isn’t a bad 1970s rerun
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Feeling an uncomfortable sense of déja vu? Listen to Rathbones’ co-chief investment officer Edward Smith explain why we don’t see an economic rerun of the 70s.
Earth convention webinar: sustainable cities
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
In this session we explore which cities across the world are taking the greenest initiatives and showing the most promise. In the aftermath of COVID19 we see new patterns of work and commuting.
Review of the week: Hotting up
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
The central banks’ fight against inflation blazes on, now joined by boiling weather all over the Northern Hemisphere. Why does Europe have the toughest path ahead of it?