The big news this week is the Governments ‘plan’ for starting to move out of the strict lockdown we’ve experienced for the last seven weeks. The UK Government’s Covid-19 recovery strategy On Sunday 10th May 2020, the Prime Minister gave a recorded address to the nation. Whilst perhaps a little…

Lifting of restrictions Since my last update, many countries around the world have witnessed further improvements in the key virus metrics; new cases, hospitalisations and deaths are all falling or at least increasing less quickly. Restrictions are starting to be reduced in many European countries, albeit gradually, and President Trump…

Light at the end of the tunnel? There are some signs that the restrictions imposed on much of the world are starting to have an effect. China reported its first day with no deaths on Monday last week and while they are still reporting new cases, the numbers are small…

The virus Coronavirus restrictions across much of the world have been prolonged. Italy and Spain have extended the lockdown for another two weeks, India has imposed a lockdown on its 1.3bn population and, in the US, President Trump finally seems to have accepted reality and has extended restriction advice until…

The virus I won’t spend too long on this as news outlets are flooded with information but suffice to say, the world is battling the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Countries around the world have imposed stringent restrictions on movement and closed borders in an attempt to slow the spread…

It has been announced that the majority of UK property funds have temporarily suspended dealing. This means it’s not currently possible to buy, sell or switch holdings in these funds. Unsurprisingly, this suspension in dealing is due to the Coronavirus. These unprecedented conditions, and the potential impact on the economy…

The escalating medical crisis due to the spread of the Coronavirus has now impacted on investment markets. Up to 20th February markets were still trading at high levels as, what was, a localised outbreak in China appeared little threat to the global economy. Even as China imposed severe restrictions to…