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Market Update 11th August 2025

News: 11 August 2025

The chief executive of an AIM listed mining company walked out of a 1-1 meeting with me once. He had a license for a lithium mine in Portugal somewhere and was telling me that electric cars were going to be big, and lithium is a key part of the battery. What could possibly go wrong was the gist of it.

Market Update 4th August 2025

News: 04 August 2025

Half year results have been flooding in. In the main, they have been positive, with plenty of upgrades coming through. According to data from FactSet, 82% of the large US companies that have reported so far have beaten estimates.

Market Update 29th July 2025

News: 29 July 2025

As many are aware, throughout the investment industry, cost has become an increasingly prominent topic of discussion. There has been a general move towards passive solutions or enhanced passive products surrounded by satellite funds in a portfolio to reduce costs.

Market Update 21st June 2025

News: 21 July 2025

For my troubles I have been proofreading the Hawksmoor AIM team’s daily research note a few times last week. They have a couple of defence stocks in there which both reported good results.

Market Update 8th July 2025

News: 08 July 2025

Emerging market debt (EMD) is often seen as a risky asset class however it has changed over the years. Last year I wrote a Market Update on emerging markets (EM) and the reduction in equity volatility vs developed market (DM) equity markets.

Market Update 30th June 2025

News: 30 June 2025

My son Alexander graduated from university recently and has been living with me. We were due to meet up and I was uncharacteristically late, so he sent me a message to say he would get a coffee and wait.

Market Update 23rd June 2025

News: 23 June 2025

Market Update 16th June 2025

News: 16 June 2025

Gold has had a significant rally over the past few years. It is often used in portfolios as a diversifier, a hedge against inflation (and more recently against US dollar depreciation), and as a safe haven asset. How investors have accessed the precious metal will have impacted the performance of their portfolios. The two main ways are through bullion or miners.

Market Update 19th May 2025

News: 19 May 2025

Market Update 28th April 2025

News: 28 April 2025

1st quarter earnings season is well underway. The results we’ve had so far have been summarised relatively neatly by the fortunes of two of America’s most famous consumer goods groups, Pepsico and P&G. Each delivered reasonable numbers.