Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Like virtually everything else, the cost of energy is much higher than it used to be. Combined with higher interest rates, it should keep squeezing economic growth in the coming months.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Will the big central banks making significant interest rate announcements this week follow the ECB’s lead and signal that rates have now peaked? And where might rates settle longer term?

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Central bankers in the US and UK decided interest rates shouldn’t go higher in September; bond investors disagreed.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

This week has seen harrowing atrocities committed by the terrorist group Hamas against Israeli civilians. With so far more than 1,200 people reported to have been killed, this is the most serious cross-border attack Israel has faced in decades.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Big banks are reporting strong profits so far this quarter, but how will the rest of the market fare? And is higher-than-usual inflation making people glum?

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

The US House of Representatives is struggling to agree on a new Speaker as the US ticks toward a shutdown of government. Strangely, stocks seem more perturbed by strong economic growth.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

There’s a veritable sea of moving parts out there in the global economy, which are keeping investors on edge. The big question is, how will they influence central bankers?

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Central bankers have sat on their hands for another month, sending the prices of stocks and bonds soaring. While interest rates seem to have peaked, the full effects of previous increases are yet to be felt by households and businesses.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

After a miserable year for living standards, Brits are feeling much better about their lives and their futures. But how much will that move the dial for retail spending and economic growth?

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Our Rathbone Global Opportunities Fund manager James Thomson celebrates a phenomenal 20 years at the helm this November. He looks back and wonders about his youthful exuberance.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

A bout of runaway inflation could persuade some people that no inflation would be better than any at all. That’s a dangerous path to take.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

A gruelling year for investors actually delivered decent returns. But how much of that strong performance is in anticipation of 2024?

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