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World Investment Outlook 2021: Chapter two – USA

Politics

Donald Trump continues to contest November’s election result but without much success at either state or Supreme Court level. He is unlikely to...

Wed, 23/12/2020 - 11:27

World Investment Outlook 2021: Chapter three – Europe

Politics

French diplomat Jean Monnet, one of the European Union’ founding fathers, once asserted that "Europe will be forged in crises” and 2021 could be...

Wed, 23/12/2020 - 11:18

World Investment Outlook 2021: Chapter Four – Emerging Markets

Politics

Azerbaijan and Armenia may have signed a truce with Russian peacekeepers but this was a rare example in 2020 of tempers cooling rather than...

Wed, 23/12/2020 - 11:09

World Investment Outlook 2021: Chapter Five – Asia

Politics

The Chinese Communist Party’s removal from its constitution of limits to Presidential terms back in 2018 tightened Xi Jinping’s grip on power. His drives...

Wed, 23/12/2020 - 10:55

World Investment Outlook 2021 – Chapter Six: Japan

Politics

It was doubtless a frustrating way to go, but politics has always been that way. One short year ago, Shinzō Abe was looking forward...

Wed, 23/12/2020 - 10:48

FTSE 100 dividends forecast to grow by £10.9 billion in 2021

There is no doubt that 2020 has been tough on income seekers. In total, 53 current or former members of the FTSE 100 index have...

Thu, 17/12/2020 - 14:59

Black Friday effect lowers inflation

Inflation dropped in November thanks to a Black Friday effect, with increased discounting by retailers pushing down the cost of clothing and footwear. Of course,...

Wed, 16/12/2020 - 15:32

London’s woes weigh on Shaftesbury’s rents, dividends and share price

Ben Affleck is planning to direct ‘The Big Goodbye,’ a film based on a book about the making of the classic 1974 Roman Polanski and...

Tue, 15/12/2020 - 15:58

Fund & Investment Trust options for 2021

2020 has been a rollercoaster year for DIY investors and the market crash in March, combined with the nationwide lockdown that followed saw new investors...

Tue, 15/12/2020 - 15:35

Almost half of AJ Bell Youinvest pension savers plan to invest more in companies with a positive environmental impact in 2021

While investing in a pension is, of course, primarily about building a pot of money to fund your lifestyle in retirement, there is some evidence...

Mon, 14/12/2020 - 15:46

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