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Review of the week: Happiness is Relative
Last Updated: November 25, 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?
Planet Papers 4: Feeding the planet
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
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Feeding the world’s roughly 8 billion people has a huge impact on the environment. Leading studies suggest this necessary process accounts for about a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming. With the global population projected to grow to 10 billion by 2050, the nations of the world won’t be able to reach their climate targets without radical change to the food system.
Quarterly Investment Update: Banking stress brings a mild recession closer
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
But reality has yet to set in for equity valuations, especially in the US.
Keeping cool without overheating the planet
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
We take a look at the impact that heating and cooling buildings is having on climate change, how technology changes can improve future outcomes and what this means for long-term investors.
Review of the week: Goodbye to all that?
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
UK inflation is below the central bank’s 2% target for the first time in three and a half years. That should clear the way for further cuts to interest rates.
Review of the week: The good oil
Last Updated: November 25, 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.
The investment outlook is turning more positive
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
The global economy may be finding its feet again
Investment Insights Q2 2024: On the road to recovery
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Our 10th anniversary edition of Investment Insights leads with a hopeful note, looking at why we believe stronger foundations are being laid for a broad, sustainable recovery in stock markets.
Review of the week: The world has changed
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Money was easy to come by in the 2010s, for businesses, households and governments. With interest rates now much higher, hard decisions loom.
Review of the week: Take the long view on rates
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
UK inflation may shock gilt markets this week. But if so it’s likely to be a passing phase as price rises continue to cool over the summer.
Review of the week: Soft landing?
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Rather than a slow fade, the American economy produced a surprise surge. Yet with inflation within touching distance of the 2% target, US interest rates may still peak soon.
Rathbones’ engagement with companies on ESG issues wins recognition
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Our approach to responsible investing, in particular our use of proxy voting to encourage sustainable practices among the companies we invest in, has recently been recognised with two major industry awards.