Stocks reached new heights in October, boosted by a breakthrough US-China trade agreement and exceptional corporate earnings. President Trump and President Xi Jinping reached a comprehensive agreement in Busan, South Korea, that reduced tariffs and suspended export controls. The agreement halved American tariffs on Chinese goods related to fentanyl supplies. It prompted Beijing to suspend retaliatory duties on US agricultural products while pausing its rare earth export restr

Gold futures surged to a record $4,000 per troy ounce on October 7th, marking the first time the precious metal has breached this milestone.

Nathan McKerlie speaks with Dan Haylett, Director of TFP Financial Planning Ltd. They discuss Dan's journey into financial planning, why he champions fixed fees, and how to reframe retirement as a life transition focused on meaning, not just money.

Sarah Kennedy hosts Richard Bradley of Platforum to discuss trends affecting financial advisers.

In 2025, long-term bond yields have risen sharply across developed markets including the US, UK, EU, and Japan.

In this episode, hosts Eleanor Williams and Charlie Parker take a look back at market activity over the summer and discuss what could be next in the coming months.

Asset markets saw limited progress last month as investors digested new macroeconomic data. The US economy is slowing, yet it is handling tariff uncertainty. Business Manager Surveys (PMIs) remain weak, but retail sales have stabilised. All eyes, including those of the Fed, are on the labour market, where the data is mixed. New job openings have slowed, but layoffs have not increased sharply outside the government. Jerome Powell’s final Jackson Hole address confirmed that the

Speculation is hotting up about what the Autumn budget will bring. It feels like only yesterday we were staring down the barrel of the fear that chancellor Rachel Reeves would raise capital gains tax in line with income tax last year. In the event, of course, her move was modest and even that proved counterproductive with the tax-take falling since the intervention. This year, she remains in a very similar pickle. Her hopes that last year’s tax rises, principally a rise in em