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Covid-19 has presented the ONS with significant problems calculating inflation during lockdown. Latest Institute for Fiscal Studies research examines the challenges faced.

Up to 51% of dividends could be cut

We cannot predict when markets will finally reach a bottom – they may already have – but we believe it is most likely to be once we hit a peak in the daily growth in new Covid-19 cases round the world.

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Four of the UK's five largest banks

At the time of writing, UK equity benchmarks have fallen by approximately one-third from their year-to-date highs.

Government's investment boost will not safeguard start-ups

In recent years, investors have faced two major sources of political risk when considering UK assets: the possibility of a hard Brexit and the prospect of a more radically left-leaning government.

Former star stockpicker returns to personal investing

ESG, diversity and thematic investment will shape markets