Worldwide Financial Planning

Many years ago, a colleague who was a doctor of Biochemistry said of financial news and information. “It’s all noisy data – we just have to see through the noise”.

This week we return to two old favourites, Brexit and Trump.

The Brexit deal is currently being debated in parliament, with a final vote on whether to take it scheduled for the 11th.

Whilst fear of losing out or apathy are two key psychological components on how not to make the most of your money, there are others.

This week the most notable headline came from Jerome Powell, the Chair of the US Federal Reserve, when he announced that he thought interest rates were "just below neutral".

For the UK stock market, Brexit has been a bonus. Most earnings in the FTSE100 are from overseas and when concerted back into a weakened sterling provide a very healthy uplift to prices.

This week the Brexit saga rolled on. After the high drama of last week when everyone was arguing over when, not if, Theresa May would be replaced; we find ourselves now with the same Prime Minister, same deal and the same sense of inevitability.