Knowledge and Insight

With no clear view on which outcome markets would prefer, the battle for the white house is too close to call. Our experts discuss how we need to be prepared for a range of possibilities when making investment decisions.

Our financial planning experts share how sound financial planning, reviewed on a regular basis can help you to navigate the bumps in the road.

The twin engines of the European economy, Germany and France, are sputtering. With inflation falling and France turning to austerity, will the central bank come to the rescue?

Archie Pearson, a member of our stewardship team, talks about how investors can fight modern slavery, in a video to mark Anti-Slavery Week.

America’s fading jobs market reversed course last month, with a surge of new jobs created. What does this mean for the path of interest rates?

The new Labour government will be setting out its agenda in more detail soon with its first Budget. There may be big changes coming that affect your finances, or it may be an opportunity for a much-needed reset to encourage investment and boost economic productivity.

Elections challenge investors’ ability to maintain a calm, dispassionate view like nothing else, and no election exemplifies this better than America’s choice for its next President. When you cut through the fog of the emotive and partisan headlines, the broad features of the investing landscape look like they are here to stay as former President Donald Trump takes on Vice President Kamala Harris – both have embraced protectionism and an active government role in directing investment, and are tolerant of taking on more debt. Yet their two parties agree on little beyond these general principals.

The year of the dragon hasn’t been an auspicious one for China so far. Its leaders are trying to turn that around with a wall of money to kickstart its sputtering economy.

In his latest video update, Rathbones co-CIO Ed Smith warns against excessive expectations for US interest rate cuts – and against over-reacting to stock market volatility.

Subsiding inflation has allowed interest rates to fall – but are bond markets factoring in too much?

With Labour having pledged not to increase the taxes which raise the most revenue, capital gains tax (CGT), pensions and inheritance tax (IHT) are in the spotlight. Here we explore what changes they could make, and what that might mean for your finances.

In the latest episode of Inspired Sounds, find out how Nick Jenkins the founder of Moonpig, stumbled across the most incredible business model which led him to found the personalised greetings card colossus.

Nick reveals to our host Rebecca his unique path into entrepreneurship and how he discovered there is still joy in seeing a business grow even after you have exited.