Word on the Street

This week, we talk about the results of the UK election and what we should expect from the seismic shift in power as the Conservatives emerge with a large parliamentary majority, with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, Sophie Traherne, Senior UK Political Analyst, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we talk about the oil market both past, present and distant future, delving into oil demand (1:26) and whether it’s peaking amidst the proliferation of electric vehicles (3:26)and wider efficiencies (9:05), as well as looking at the world's economic health (15:35), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we review the events and investment performance of 2019 (0:26), whether the end of this economic cycle is near (4:33), how the US presidential election’s outcome could influence investments (6:47), and what investors need to think about as we approach 2020 (8:10), with Mike Haslam, Head of Funds Distribution, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week we talk about the potential for a spending splurge from the next UK government (1:00), whether we should be alarmed by all that extra debt (3:00) and whether the UK and the world have already reached their limit (8:57), as well as what the latest economic data tells us (11:32), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we discuss the last decade (1:26), what we believe future generations will think and whether they will conclude it was the moment when we ceased to be worthy of running our own affairs (5:28), what has driven the positive performance of stocks and shares (9:21), and what key lessons investors should pick out from amongst all the noise(12:51), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we discuss the health of the global economy as we head towards 2020, whether we are out of the woods as far as this year’s economic slowdown is concerned (1:01), should we expect a seasonal ‘Santa rally’ (2:16) to end the year on a high, and the possible economic effect of tackling inequality (4:33), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we discuss the upcoming UK election (2:25), why politics may not matter as much as we think (4:25), what the latest economic indicators are telling us (7:35), and the possible benefits of a rising global population (9:32), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we discuss Brexit and the possibility of a general election (01:00), if the US political impeachment process and trade war could trigger a recession (04:30), and whether there is a significant difference between the English-speaking economies and the rest of the world (09:41), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week we talk about the proposed new Brexit deal (1:00), the impeachment proceedings and the US presidential race (8:58), Scottish independence (11:31), and one possible argument for Brexit (13:47), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer, and Sophie Traherne, Senior Government Relations Specialist.

This week, we discuss the latest attempts to break the deadlock in the Brexit (1:00) and in the US/China trade negotiations (3:29), as well as whether we think the global economy will see significant growth (6:04) and what the price of wheat in the late-18th century has to do with the prospects for today’s investors (8:10), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.