Inflation should start falling back to target early 2018
As the dust settles on another Black Friday, it is worth remembering an old adage based on the California Gold Rush; if you want to exploit a growing trend you can either mine for gold, or sell pickaxes.
Brent Crude hit $64.3 a barrel
Long-term asset return studies, such as the Barclays Equity Gilt Study, confirm that dividends - and in particular dividend reinvestment - are the drivers of long-term total returns from UK equities.
Eric Moore, manager of the FP Miton Income fund, takes a closer look at opportunities in the life assurance, mining and banking sectors.
Brad Tank, CIO of fixed income at Neuberger Berman, asks whether the political trouble in Venezuela will hurt emerging market growth for years to come.