Oct 2007
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US interests aggresively cut by 0.5%.
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Stock markets continued strength, many at year to date highs.
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Crude Oil at all time high.
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Fund of the month: Asian Property Funds
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Sept 2007
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Stock Markets start to recover
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Soft commodities strong as wheat reaches an all time high.
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Japan continues to lag all other developed markets
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Fund of the month: Soft commodities via ETF's
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August 2007
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Stock market correction in global equities.
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Government Bonds rally on stock market sell off.
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UK increase interest rates by 0.25% to 5.75%.
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Fund of the month: New Star Tactical Portfolio.
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June 2007
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UK interest rates increase by 0.25% to 5.5%.
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Another strong month by the German stock market.
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Choosing investment funds.
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Fund of the month: Infastructure Funds.
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May 2007
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US Dollar continues to fall.
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Share valuations and dividend yields.
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Acencia Debt Strategies.
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Germany leading the way with a 7% month.
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April 2007
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Stock Markets rebound
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Oil still strong, up 8% this year.
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Inheritance Tax (IHT) saving Investments.
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Octopus the IHT specialists.
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March 2007
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China's stock market falls 9% in one day
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Bank of Japan raise interest rates to 0.5%
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Stock market uptrends stopped in their tracks
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Looking at Hedge Funds
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Feb 2007
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UK interest rates were
raised by 0.25% to 5.25%.
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Insolvencies likely to top a
record 100,000 in 2006.
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£3.8 trillion, the total value
of Britains homes up 12%
on 2005.
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£5m what British Gas were
fined for keeping customers
on hold on premium rate
lines.
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Jan 2007
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Summary of the years returns.
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Merril Lynch World Mining, a star performer in this exciting sector.
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Exchange Traded Funds, excellent low cost way into many markets.
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Thoughts for investing in 2007.
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Nov 2006
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Stock Markets continue to be strong, helped by the weak oil price.
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Gold seems to have bottomed out and could be on the way back up.
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Merrill Lynch Gold & General Fund, a sparkling performer.
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Inheritance tax, further ways of reducing it.
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October 2006
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Dow Jones Ind Average hits an all time high.
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Oil falls to its lowest level since February.
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Inheritance Tax, topic of the month.
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Interest rates on hold both in the UK & US.
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Sept 2006
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Bank of England increase
rates by 0.25%, first increase
for 11 months.
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US keep interest rates unchanged
after 17 monthly
increases.
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Weaker oil prices help stock
markets and Government
Bonds.
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£13,000 per day the FA are
still paying Sven G Eriksson
till he finds new work.
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August 2006
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The Bank of Japan raise
interest rates to 0.25% the
first rise since 2000.
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Gold stays firm at $633
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Oil spiked with a new high
of $77 a barrel
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British men spend around
5% of their take home pay
on beer and kebabs.
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July 2006
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US interest rates receive
another 0.25%, the 17th
consecutive monthly rise
bring them to 5.25%.
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Government Bonds continue
to be weak.
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Oil on its way up again
closing at just below $75
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Gold on the way back up
at $615.
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