2024: House prices up, Apple down, says HAMISH MCRAE By Hamish Mcrae Updated: 16:50 EST, 30 December 2023 e-mail View comments What a roller-coaster year it has been for financial markets. US equities near an all-time high, despite all the glum predictions, and with Apple back close to $3 trillion in value. A wild ride on the bond markets, with the ten-year gilt yield – that crucial indicator of the cost of Government borrowing – starting at 3.7 per cent, dipping below 3 per cent in February, shooting up to 4.7 per cent in August and October – and now back at 3.5 per cent. Shares in London failing to follow New York, despite the…
