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Stagflation: Why this isn’t a bad 1970s rerun
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Feeling an uncomfortable sense of déja vu? Listen to Rathbones’ co-chief investment officer Edward Smith explain why we don’t see an economic rerun of the 70s.
Earth convention webinar: sustainable cities
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
In this session we explore which cities across the world are taking the greenest initiatives and showing the most promise. In the aftermath of COVID19 we see new patterns of work and commuting.
Review of the week: Hotting up
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
The central banks’ fight against inflation blazes on, now joined by boiling weather all over the Northern Hemisphere. Why does Europe have the toughest path ahead of it?
Review of the week: Uncertainty spreads
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Central bankers in the US and UK decided interest rates shouldn’t go higher in September; bond investors disagreed.
Earth Convention - The Four Elements: Water
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
The theme of the 2023 webinars is The Four Elements. Earth, Water, Air and Fire - bringing in experts from different disciplines to discuss the future of our planet at this critical time and examine what actions we can take to make a difference.
Investment Update video: Global recession? It’s not as likely as markets suggest
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Rising interest rates, slowing GDP growth and war have rocked markets. Stock prices say recession is locked in; but as Ed Smith explains in this nine minute video, we’re not so sure. It’s a significant risk, but there’s more resilience in today’s economy than many investors think.
Review of the week: The Queen’s people
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of people queued for hours to pay their respects to the late Queen ahead of her funeral on Monday.
Review of the week: A tale of halves
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
It was the worst six months in 50 years for US stocks, yet the market is still comfortably higher than before the pandemic struck. Risks have risen, but there’s also room for optimism.
COP26: what investors need to know
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Watch the first webinar in our ‘what investors need to know’ series, focusing on the human efforts to tackle climate change and why it matters to investors.
Review of the week: Inflation slows, stocks surge
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Stocks flew higher after inflation came in lower than expected. It’s tough and getting tougher for businesses and families though, especially in the UK.
Review of the week: Land of the rising prices
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
In a wave of central bank meetings this week, one of them is truly different. While all other developed world policymakers are pondering rate cuts, only Japan is considering rate hikes.
Review of the week: The Israeli-Hamas Conflict
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
This week has seen harrowing atrocities committed by the terrorist group Hamas against Israeli civilians. With so far more than 1,200 people reported to have been killed, this is the most serious cross-border attack Israel has faced in decades.