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Use UK land wisely

by Professor Mike Alder | Sep 30, 2021 | The Professor, zLead Article, zOurWriters1

We take it for granted that we can go to a supermarket and buy all the food we need or get it delivered. However, as we look forward, that may not always be the case. The UK currently imports 40% of all food needs. This is likely to soon exceed 50%, because of...

Why the UK’s ambitious plans for a trade deal with the US have been shelved

by Alex de Ruyter and David Hearne | Sep 29, 2021 | The Professor

A trade deal between the UK and the US was once counted as a great potential prize of Brexit. But now those plans have been delayed, with no clear timetable in sight. Downplaying expectations of an agreement between the two countries before he met with the US...

New single-family home sales rose but so did inventory and months’ supply

by Robert Hughes | Sep 29, 2021 | Residential Investor

Sales of new single-family homes posted a small gain in August, increasing 1.5% to 740,000 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate from a 729,000 pace in July. Despite the gain, sales are down 24.3% from the year-ago level and are 25.5% below the 993,000 pace in January...

Bulls vs bears

by John Kingham | Sep 29, 2021 | Golden Oldie, The Fund Manager

The FTSE 100 and S&P 500 are trading at very different valuation levels. US and UK large-cap investors have had very different experiences since the crash of 2009. Over these 12 years, the FTSE 100 more or less doubled, going from a low of around 3,500 to a...

Strong recovery underway

by Brad A Bohl | Sep 28, 2021 | Golden Oldie, The Fund Manager

But what challenges await the US and the wider world? Over a year after the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the world and crippled economic activity, a recovery is underway. The consensus among economists is for the recovery to be strong, which has only been amplified...