Omnis Market Update

US: Markets up and American Rescue Plan approved Stocks moved broadly higher in the US for the week, lifting major benchmarks to new records. The S&P 500 was up 2.7% and the Russell 2000 Index (smaller companies) was up 7.4%. Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue...

Budget 2021 Highlights

Rishi Sunak has had to make some tough decisions as he balances tackling the health crisis, securing an economic recovery and looking ahead to fixing public finances. In this year’s Budget the Chancellor has juggled contradictory demands by setting out his plan to...

Do you have ‘cash in the attic’?

Wherever you go, you’d be hard pressed to find a house without at least a little bit of clutter. From the kids’ old teddies (well, they might want Ed the Ted for their own children, you see) to receipts from the 1980s (they might take it back after 40 years), attics...

Omnis Market Update

Last Week – Key Takeaways Markets: Shares welcome Democrat’s victory in Senate Global shares rose as they focussed on the prospect of further support measures for the US economy rather than the events in Washington DC on Wednesday and the impact of lockdown on...

Omnis Market Update

Last Week – Key Takeaways Brexit: Competition and fishing remain sticking points The pound strengthened against the US dollar amid optimism that the UK and the EU would agree a free trade deal before the Brexit transition period ends on 31st December;EU...

Omnis Market Update

Last Week – Key Takeaways UK: Brexit talks continue as deadline looms UK shares fell and the pound weakened against the US dollar as the UK and EU struggled to agree a free trade deal with the end of the Brexit transition just over two weeks away;Despite direct...