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What does a weaker dollar mean for the UK?

What does a weaker dollar mean for the UK?

A weaker US dollar could have significant potential effects on the UK economy, household finances and long-term financial portfolios. Understanding these implications is important, especially given the high levels of uncertainty in the global economy and the effect of this on financial plans. Key here, amidst all the uncertainty, is ensuring decisions aren’t made rashly, …

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UK inheritance tax receipts soar above £8 billion

UK inheritance tax receipts soar above £8 billion

Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts have hit another record high according to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). HMRC collected £8.2 billion from April 2024 to March 2025, a £750 million increase on last year’s record. Data from HMRC, released on 23 April, revealed IHT receipts continue to soar, with higher receipts during …

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Financial Market May 2025

Market Commentary May 2025

Introduction April was an explosive month as President Trump’s ‘liberation day’ on 2nd April caused major market turmoil. The trade tariff war was more hostile than markets had predicted and most indices went tumbling as the news of the tariffs broke. Trump quickly rowed back on many of his ‘counter tariffs’, allowing many markets to …

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Spring Statement

Spring Statement 2025: What it means for your finances

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her Spring Statement, outlining the UK’s latest economic and spending priorities against a backdrop of tightening fiscal constraints. Reeves didn’t downplay the difficulties ahead. She pointed directly to external forces, including Donald Trump’s reintroduction of trade tariffs, as factors compounding the strain on the public purse. These global pressures have …

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Market Commentary April 2025

Market Commentary April 2025

Introduction Geopolitics continues to dominate the financial news as markets continue to react to Trump’s unpredictable tariff war. In 2024 the US was not just the world biggest economy, it was firing on all cylinders, as Trump returned for a second turn. At the end of the first quarter of 2025 the question on many …

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Spring Statement 2025

Spring Statement 2025

This Spring Statement was always intended to be a fiscal non-event. Chancellor Rachel Reeves had promised that there would only be one major economic event each year and last October’s controversial budget was most definitely intended to be it. Speculation has been rising that this Spring Statement might break that promise, and bring some surprises …

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