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GUINNESS GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND: Managers deliver upbeat forecast over…

GUINNESS GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND: Managers deliver upbeat forecast over Fortnum's finger food By Jeff Prestridge Updated: 09:45 EST, 11 December 2023 e-mail 3 View comments Many fund managers have been unable to wean themselves off Zoom since the dark days of lockdown. So, it was heartening to rock up at the packed Fortnum & Mason store in London ten days ago and see the joint managers of Guinness Global Equity Income explain their investment strategy in the flesh. With the prospect of tea and finger sandwiches, investors – some of them wannabe investors – hung on every word as Ian Mortimer and Matthew Page explained the fund's…

Strength of Gold Driven by Weakness of the US Dollar

The year is ending with a significant level of optimism among investors, focusing on an expected string of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve and an estimated economic soft landing. However, a soft landing is a very rare event. Since 1975, there have been nine rate-hike cycles, and seven of them ended in a recession. Why? We must understand that the concept of "landing" that the Fed repeats constantly is exactly that: a recession. A soft landing is a significant decline in the aggregate money supply, which entails lower credit and access to capital for families and businesses. There is no other way to lower inflation, which the…

Output growth in the West Midlands maintained in November - report

Resilient demand for West Midlands goods and services underpinned sustained growth of new business and output midway through the fourth quarter, according to the latest NatWest PMI data. Firms also became more optimistic about the year-ahead outlook for business activity, a factor that spurred recruitment efforts. Price pressures intensified, but remained among the weakest in around three years. The monthly report, a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of the region’s manufacturing and service sectors, was little-changed from October's reading of 50.7, registering 50.6 in…

electricity

Tags: , , The article titled “The Future of the Power Sector is Bright—and Clean” on the Department of Energy’s website discusses the progress being made in the power sector towards clean and affordable electricity. It highlights President Biden’s agenda of investing in America and driving rapid advancements in the power sector through major investments supported by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The article mentions that multiple utility companies have committed to achieving 100% clean electricity or net-zero carbon emissions in the coming decades. The Department of Energy (DOE)…

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